So I was at SUPERvision (I capitalize the 'super' because I want to make myself think that the experience is something super even though it is usually pretty average) last week and my supervisor recalled to me a conversation she had with some people from NJ the week before. They asked her if I was "checking out" since my time here on internship was coming to an end and I she emphatically answered that I was definitely not slowing down in my work. While I was flattered at this praise and recognition of my hard work I had to stop and think about whether this was true. That same day I won my 4000th game of free cell in a row and I have probably watched more World Cup Soccer matches than she thinks I have.
The idea of 'checking out' at the end of a work term is something that I do not think we can avoid. Personally, I have other things on my mind besides internship responsibilities with an upcoming wedding and getting ready to move into an apartment at the seminary. As the countdown to the wedding gets smaller my checklist gets longer that is beginning to get more of my attention than internship related work. In all honesty, I would rather be doing wedding stuff than internship stuff anyway. Keeping myself focused on the projects and responsibilities of the church has been hard but not impossible and so I guess I have been able to keep from making it known to others that I am 'checking out' but in my heart I know that I am.
23 days to go until I move back to NJ
