Week 7:
Finding My Place

July 26, 2020

This week has been great and I am always learning a lot from the people at my workplace and about being independent and what not. This week though, I have also come to terms that I do not think I want to live in Austin once I graduate. When I came down for my internship I thought maybe I would really like Austin, perhaps I would like it so much I would apply to the University of Austin Texas law school, but my time here has taught me that the South is not a place for me. Why, you may wonder. Because I have horrible seasonal allergies especially in the spring and summer, and in the South it is always hot. Not only that but Austin is known as a hotspot for horrible allergies. My allergies have not been good since I have arrived but this past Friday I had to miss work because I woke up and my left eye was swollen! I went to a clinic and they said it was an allergic reaction. Luckily they helped me out and my eye is all better. My allergies don’t seem to be going away anytime soon so I think it might be best I settle for a bit more cooler climate. 

Besides my allergies mishap this week has been really good. I had a long talk with the attorney in our office and she was able to give me a lot of great advice about law school and going into immigration work. She took some time off before going to law school which I want to do as well, so it was nice to get a perspective from someone who went on a similar path I am interested in. She also was able to answer some questions for me that law schools don’t put on their brochure such as, what you should really look for in a school, what is it like having a family and being an immigration attorney, how draining can being an immigration attorney be emotionally, and some more pressing questions I had. Being able to work so closely to an immigration attorney and legal assistant this summer has given me real insight into what these jobs are like and has made me even more excited about pursuing a path towards law. 

Besides work I have been studying for the LSAT, my test date is only a month away which feels unreal, I have been taking Spanish classes twice a week, going on morning jogs, I am currently reading three books (I am technically not reading one I am only listening to it). I am reading Who Killed Berta Cáceres? which is about a Honduran activist who was murdered in 2016. I am also reading Mrs. Everything which is for fun (I highly recommend), and I am reading The Poet X for a Spanish book club. We had our first meeting for the book club this Saturday and it was so fun to chat and also see my fellow peers and professors. Until next week!