I honestly can't believe I just typed that sentence. 4 months have literally flown by so quickly. It seems like just yesterday I had the suburban packed so full that we literally could barely fit ourselves. I am so thankful that my awesome uncle allowed me to live with him for these past few months to give me this opportunity. Words cannot express how much that means to me! 4 months ago I was nervous, excited and completely clueless about what I was going to be doing or how I was going to like working at the hotel. The only thing I knew for sure was that I was going to come ready to learn and take every opportunity that was thrown my way.
And now, here I am saying goodbye to what I can positively say was one of the best experiences of my life. It taught me about the hospitality industry in general but more specifically it taught me to take pride in every single thing I do. I learned to be an artist in my work and to satisfy the guest because it is your pleasure not just your job. This internship helped me gain humility through doing the tough jobs and confidence when I excelled at the jobs I didn't think I would be so good at. I learned that you are never too good to help someone in what you believe is a lesser job because honestly there are no lesser jobs. Every job is equally important to the functioning whole. I learned how to handle stressful situations like dealing with snow and how that can affect your business and other things that happen along the way that you just have to learn to flow with. And last I learned that when you find a common connection with so many different people, a connection that crosses job lines and communication barriers, that you start to find a new sense of joy and fulfillment that comes with being completely engaged in the work family that you have created. You have no choice but to do your job if it is what you love to do. Working at the Capital Hotel has given me not only the physical skills of making beds, doing laundry, prepping food, and serving guests but also the internal skills of caring for people, treating everyone as equals, and loving the work you do. I put my all into my work at the hotel and I think overall, it showed in the work I produced. The things I wasn't so good at I learned with time, effort and dedication. This may be the end of my internship journey but it is just the beginning of my career in the hospitality industry.
My time at the Capital Hotel will always be a memory I hold close to my heart and will share about for the rest of my life. Today, I am so grateful.
From my first day to my last week! Such a great experience.
Awesome gingerbread village made by our pastry chef's.
The hotel's 28 ft. real Christmas tree.
Just hanging with Santa
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