First day at WORK! (Internship)

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First day I reported to work was the 13th of August 2012, on a Monday afternoon. Soon after I collected my internship forms and all the necessary stuff, I made my way to Extension 4 right in the middle of the City, Gaborone. As I walked through the gates of the building, right away I knew I was gonna intern in a small firm, but that did not take away my enthusiasm to start working. I went straight to the reception area and told the sweet lady that attended me that I was sent from the department of national internship. First impressions: right away she knew what to do with me. I did not have to wait for long hours waiting for somebody to attend us. She called my soon to be supervisor and made her aware of my arrival to the firm. In seconds I was knocking on the supervisor’s door who warmly welcomed me to her very warm and cozy office. She looked very kind and sweet which is not an attribute you would expect from a woman of the mid fifties. She extended her hand to officially welcome me, offered me a chair and started to explain what Motswedi is all about…In my head I was like, damn!, this sounds like too much work, but I am definitely up for the challenge! After the brief introduction about the company she escorted me to the manager’s office. Chills down my spine!! U know that moment!! Yah well, I got there, headed by the supervisor as she knew where the place was…As I turned and looked I found what I knew right away should be a manager. His body structure oozed authority and you can tell that from a million miles away. Waiting to hear a loud scary voice, the supervisor introduced me to him and he began to talk. To my surprise a gentle, warm and welcoming voice started speaking. I was like “Halleluyah” in my heart. Nobody wants to work for a lion! The welcome was more of a casual thing, not too professional yet spot on straight to the point kinda introduction. So yah, because I wasn’t dressed for work (formal), instead in my jeans and a t-shirt, right after the Manager’s introduction the supervisor told me I can go home and report for work the next day. Plus I wasn’t ready to kick-start right then. So I left the premises, overwhelmed by joy and thanks to the God almighty! Oh, boy you should have seen me walking along Main Mall like I was on top of the world. Nothing could take away that joy and contentment. I mean you coming to Botswana and right away getting an internship right there without having to struggle a bit… So of God! 