Summer 2011

This summer was a big maturing period for me, I worked with my Mom at Calamar Realty Fund. Calamar builds senior housing facilities in places like Omaha, NE and Canada but also locally in Orchard Park and Wheatfield. My Mom is the executive assistant of the CEO of the company and the attorney of Calamar. I worked in the file room, organized binders, made copies and scanned blueprints. I made money like I would if I worked their permanently. I experienced office gossip and disputes between groups of people. I also experienced office parties and birthdays. I had to wake up early every morning, dress up on a daily basis, work 8 to 5 with only an hour lunch break, and act professional. It was a wonderful experience though I did come to the conclusion that I do not want to work in an office for my career. Aside from work I was able to spend some time with my family. My Mom and I took a week off of work and spent time exclusively with my brothers. We took a lot of time to get ready for school and lay down what the expectations were. This summer had a lot of lessons on growing up. I have begun college searching and found out relatively quickly what I wanted to do. The work was never easy but I made the process much simpler by thinking of everything that I enjoyed doing and finding a career that put all of those things together. Getting ready for college is a scary experience but at the same time it's crazy exciting. I can't explain the feeling I get when I think of spending the rest of my life doing exactly what I love doing. Never mind what the money is, I can be successful at any job if I try, but I want to be successful at what I was created to do. This summer was extremely eventful and a huge growth period for me.