My ABSA Internship Experience ❤️

Good morning/afternoon/evening, you beautiful people!

I am incredibly blessed and so grateful for my ABSA Internship Experience!! It has been about a month since my internship ended but I am still feeling all the feels! 

Being 22 years old and having no work experience, other than babysitting made me a little afraid of what the “real” world of work may bring. This internship experience has reaffirmed my love and passion for my chosen course. It showed me what I love about Marketing and I was able to see and experience my textbook knowledge in real life. 

The love and support that I received at the branch that I was stationed at, made me feel ready and excited to enter the world of work! I looked forward to coming to work each day and I was consistently met with such warmth and love. 

Looking at all these photos just fill me with such immense gratitude. Stepping into a new phase of life is not easy but my internship experience has helped me not to fear this transition. 

 I am so excited and I am looking forward to this new phase in my life. 

I am eternally grateful for the month of September and the wonderful memories and experience that it provided me! 

I thought that I would have a lot more to say but I am in such awe and I have so much gratitude for this amazing opportunity. I also have a lot of studying to do. Which I see as such a blessing because looking back to 19-year-old Ruthy in her first year of college, it's so beautiful to see how far God has brought me! 

I pray that you all endure and remain faithful and strong. You will make it! God will not let you fall. ❤️

As the month of October comes to an end, I think of many things. It is mental health awareness month, as well as breast cancer awareness and domestic violence awareness month. I thoroughly enjoy writing on mental health, wellbeing and standing up against abuse. As November is about to begin, l implore you all, as always to apply the golden rule. Secrets, abuse and struggle flourish in isolation. By opening these conversations and making mental health and abuse topics that aren't taboo or inappropriate to talk about, we can illuminate and decrease the amount of people that we lose prematurely. 

I pray that you all remain strong, knowing that it will all be okay! Don't forget to rest and study, your future is bright! 

Question of the week: what was the highlight of your October? 

I'll go first! Two events really stood out for me. Firstly, attending my classes for the very last time and having that “last lesson”, was an opportunity that I am grateful that I didn't miss. I am extremely sentimental and spending time with my beloved lecturers means so much to me, as a final year student. Secondly, receiving my exam permit, made being in my final year all too real. I am beyond grateful for my college journey, it has been an incredible three years. October has been such a reflective month for me and that's what highlighted my month and made it special! 

All my love ❤️

Ruthy