Alexa Goerlach

August 11, 2018

Mrs. Gallagher
Practicum

Reflection 1
With my internship approaching fast, every emotion is coming to my body. My whole life, I was taken to Disney World
with my family as our summer vacations. Now, I will be interning with Disney and it just seems so unreal. Everything about
Disney is always so perfect, there is nothing ever really out of line which scares me. The thoughts of is it okay to make a
mistake? Or will I make my location look bad? constantly goes through my head. Disney is a huge company, owning ABC, Pixar,
ESPN and many more. My goal while interning is not only to grow within the business field but to make a connection some way
somehow by putting myself out there for an executive of ESPN. I know this is a huge goal but I want to make the most out of my
time there. By having little bit of in with Disney and ESPN can help me expand my sports management interest. One of my
biggest concerns is the language barrier I will come across. Disney attracts people from all the world such as China, Europe, and
South America. When working in the parks your going to be interacting with all kinds of people and its important that I use my
listening skills to ensure I give them the best service I possibly can. I am most excited for is this new experience and exposure in
somewhere I am so familiar with. I am excited to work with and learn from the other interns I will be around. I will be in the
happiest place on earth and I nervous but so ready to accept all the challenges, obstacles and lesson. I think the most important
aspect of my internship will be networking, working on my skills as a leader so that when I go out into the real world or one day
be a big time manager I can look back and apply what I learned to be the best I can be and also to improve on my weak areas and
find ways to strengthen them. I expect to become a more confident person, someone who is not afraid of as many things I am
afraid of, to try new things that come my way and to keep putting myself out there even if I get turned away the first time. My
biggest challenge while interning with Disney is going to be nothing about the actual internship but being separated from all my
close family and friends. I know they are still supporting me but I’m afraid I will become home sick. Will all that being said, I am
ready to take on this internship and come back with more knowledge and understanding about leadership, organization, business
management and many more aspects.