It's Been Real Y'all

This week went by FAST. I only came in to the office twice, because every other day I was doing training at my new job. I thought having a bachelor's degree would save me from menial retail work, but I was wrong--that's for another blogpost though.

*Hopes master's degree will save me from this life *

This exhibit is practically done, the essay is (kinda-sorta-no-not really) done, and most importantly I FINALLY KNOW HOW TO WRITE METADATA. Yes, you read that correctly. I, Porsha Ra'Chelle Dossie have finally become the Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter of Metadata. It only took me about ten weeks or so, but Beyonce wasn't perfected in a day, so why should I be perfect at metadata the first time?

But no, really on a serious note, I am so glad that I feel more confident about writing metadata. This internship became a huge challenge for me and caused me to question if history was the field I belonged in. It really shook my confidence in myself. But ten weeks later and I am finally able to say that I can efficiently write metadata and curate it into a digital collection.

Me when I finally figured out how to write metadata

Shoutout to Dr. French for being so helpful and awesome, I don't know where I'd be without your encouragement (and the cool blogs you link me too)! Another shoutout goes to the podcast app on my phone for helping me get through the long hours of writing, and the final shoutout goes to the people of Oviedo who brought their items to be scanned and digitized, because without them I would not have an internship and would have to start paying back Sallie Mae all the money she loaned me and I ain't go it! So, yeah. 

This is me. 

I've learned a lot about myself as a person, but more importantly as a historian in the making. This experience has left an indelible mark in my graduate career and I hope to build on it from here.

It's been real guys.

Thanks for reading,

Porsha