As my internship comes to an end, I find myself wondering how these 10 weeks went so fast. Feeling like I just landed in San Francisco airport, I find myself at the airport once again waiting for a delayed Southwest flight back to the East Coast. Looking back on this summer – the BART rides to and from places all over San Francisco, late nights in the office, and later nights with friends – it is amazing that it has come and gone(although, I’ve never known a summer when that wasn’t the case). My time at Rapleaf was well spent – an impossible experience to duplicate or repeat. A non-typical internship from the start, I know that all the knowledge I have gained and talents I’ve honed will serve me well in both the near future, personally and professionally. The myriad books, articles, webinars, events, conferences and brain dumps I’ve been to are sure to give me enough to process for the next few months. And perhaps the most important take away from my time here in San Francisco – my first stab at entrepreneurship. This next phase of my ‘education’, in the very Mark Twain sense, is sure to draw on everything I’ve ever learned, both at Babson and here at Rapleaf. I’m looking forward to the next challenges I’m presented with, and can’t help but think I’ll be back to San Francisco many times in my life. More later, but for now, safe travels to all.
In my end is my beginning – T.S. Elliot
Cheers,
Max
