How the interactions I have had at my internship will help me elsewhere

While working on our team project for the internship this week, I spent time either working on an individual feature or pair programming using the Visual Studio live share feature. The team project has been a time when we had to communicate about the code we are writing, explaining our thought process as we work on the coding aspect of the project, and resolve any conflicts we have in our thought process or the code.

The New technologist internship's structure makes the navigation of team dynamics a crucial aspect of the entire experience. Working on the project management curriculum and the software engineering curriculum taught me how to express my ideas clearly, accept feedback, and decide on a course of action with my teammates.

These interactions have improved my communication skills, where I can discuss my ideas and give my teammates feedback confidently. I have also learned that sometimes deciding on one approach as a team is better than trying to hold on to an individual idea. 

I will apply these skills in the teamwork we have in Computer Science classes and other classes outside my major. Unlike the previous semesters where I have been a bit shy about sharing a different perspective, my internship experience has taught me that having a different view is not wrong. Instead, the differences in perspective are always an opportunity for the team to think of different approaches to solving a problem.

Additionally, as a leader in the Girls Who Code Berea College loop and ACM-W Berea College chapter, I will apply the communication skills I have attained from my interactions with my team, mentor, instructors at the internship when working with the members of the clubs.