Reflections of a Modern Intern

The last day of my internship perfectly summed up my whole summer. There was mostly a lot of play, with a little bit of work mixed in. Terry, the director of education, Tiffany, my boss, and one of our friends from education, Michael, took me to lunch at the Kimball across the street. We spent a lot of time waiting in line, but it was worth it for the two slices of their delicious quiche. After my farewell lunch, the group split ways, and Tiffany and I got free tickets to see the Kimball's new show, from Botticelli to Braque. We wandered around their gift shop for a while, checking out all the weird kitschy items for sale, and then headed back to the modern to work on our final blog post for the education blog. Once we finished up compiling images from the collection and from the kids projects over the summer, Tiffany and I were done. I felt a little sad knowing I wouldn't be seeing all of these new friends every day anymore, but also very excited that I wouldn't have to battle I-35 traffic anymore. kidding. Before I left for the day or should I say for the summer, Tiffany pulled out a big sparkly package. Inside was a Jackson Pollock cookbook and lots of confetti. This just showed me but Tiffany really took time to get to know me over the summer. I'm grateful that I had such a wonderful boss who allowed me to help so much, and who helped me when I was confused or struggling. As we were finishing our last blog post even, a new hire was touring the building and had a shark shirt on – Tiffany laughed and pointed to her shirt, saying "Oh my gosh Miranda loves sharks!". Post last day of work Tiffany hosted a potluck at her house for all of the artists who taught the different camps over the summer. It was a good capstone for my experience at the modern, and a relaxing environment to get to say goodbye to everyone in. I would also like to say that my potato salad was a hit. To anyone looking for a summer internship in the future, I would highly recommend the modern to anyone in education. Not only was it a great learning experience and a great little check off my resume, but it was a paid internship in the arts. Not that I did any of it for the money, it was only eight dollars an hour, but it was the best minimum wage job I've ever had. I'll miss all of my friends at the modern, but Tiffany's words to me remind me that it's never really over - "I'm not even sad - I'm going to see you all the time because you're local!" So cheers to a new semester starting this fall with new experiences under my belt to discuss in classes. I hope everyone else's internships were just as lovely and I can't wait to hear about them in your presentations.