I'm sorry to say it like this but..."It's garbage"
This is the first round of feedback I got on the introduction to the report I submitted to my boss yesterday. Though his critiques were not all on things I wrote, they were on things that I had read and approved. It is probably the most harsh feedback I have ever received. However I determined that I was not going to finish my 10ish weeks of internship with that sort of critique and so I worked hard all the workday ong following "it's garbage" to make the report into something readable. I sent the revised document back to my boss who came over this evening before he left to tell me "well done". That simple well done and firm handshake afterwards might be one of the most important compliments that I have received.
In a way I feel this way about India. 5 weeks ago I felt like I was wasting my time here and I was feeling both incredibly critical of myself as well as upset at AIESEC, my internship and Jaipur/India in general for making everything so difficult. However especially in the last few weeks after a great trip with Menna in Jaisalmer and more substantial work at HEDCON I feel much better about my time. I also visited a couple special needs school through Prayas, the NGO that works with special needs children that I have mentioned before. It was great to see a well functioning NGO and I will be going back next week several times to play with the kids (I drew suns for them to fill and made paper airplanes, only after realizing that I was folding up their artwork that supposed to be on display, woops! but the kids loved it :)
Now I'm about to head with 5 other interns to the relaxing town of Pushkar for several days of relaxing fun, and more climbing hills to see the sunrise and sunset. I can head into my week of my own time and fun time feeling like I have done a job well done. Maybe/definitely not what I had expected but well done nonetheless.
This is the first round of feedback I got on the introduction to the report I submitted to my boss yesterday. Though his critiques were not all on things I wrote, they were on things that I had read and approved. It is probably the most harsh feedback I have ever received. However I determined that I was not going to finish my 10ish weeks of internship with that sort of critique and so I worked hard all the workday ong following "it's garbage" to make the report into something readable. I sent the revised document back to my boss who came over this evening before he left to tell me "well done". That simple well done and firm handshake afterwards might be one of the most important compliments that I have received.
In a way I feel this way about India. 5 weeks ago I felt like I was wasting my time here and I was feeling both incredibly critical of myself as well as upset at AIESEC, my internship and Jaipur/India in general for making everything so difficult. However especially in the last few weeks after a great trip with Menna in Jaisalmer and more substantial work at HEDCON I feel much better about my time. I also visited a couple special needs school through Prayas, the NGO that works with special needs children that I have mentioned before. It was great to see a well functioning NGO and I will be going back next week several times to play with the kids (I drew suns for them to fill and made paper airplanes, only after realizing that I was folding up their artwork that supposed to be on display, woops! but the kids loved it :)
Now I'm about to head with 5 other interns to the relaxing town of Pushkar for several days of relaxing fun, and more climbing hills to see the sunrise and sunset. I can head into my week of my own time and fun time feeling like I have done a job well done. Maybe/definitely not what I had expected but well done nonetheless.
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