-: The most valuable lesson that I learned having been here
is the flexibility that Western gave me
to be able to connect with the community.
I really took advantage of that when I was here
through the Career Development Center,
really kind of carving out, anticipating what it is
that I had interest in doing when I would leave here
and reaching out to the community
to see if I could make some connections.
I can't stress that enough.
That helped to sort of propel me into what I'm doing now
and sort of what I ended up doing immediately leaving here
and ultimately in my role today.
I took advantage of internship opportunities,
in some cases even carved out my own internships
realizing the kinds of skills that I wanted to get into
when I left school.
So, the relationships that I built here
and the relationships that I built while I was here
in the community trumps everything.