I’m Alexandra Smith, a senior economics major from Ada,
Oklahoma! I lucked out when I decided to name my blog Alexandra’s Myths because
I did so without even realizing that when said aloud it sounds almost identical
to my actual name! I may not be a certified myth-smith yet, but I’m working on
it.
Last semester, I had a really cool internship here on OU’s
campus at The Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth. It gave me awesome
opportunities to get experience working with an actual client that was trying
to decide the best strategy for commercializing their new scientific
innovation. My official title was Interdisciplinary Analyst, and I worked with
a team of four other students to ultimately give a professional presentation
and a concrete deliverable to our client with all of the information that we
had acquired throughout the semester. I loved the whole experience, and I’m
definitely going to miss it this semester.
My CCEW team: Alex, Stephanie, Lena, me, and Jack
Over winter break, I spent two weeks in Boston, my favorite place, visiting friends. After I graduate, I’ll be moving to Boston to begin a
year with an AmeriCorps program called City Year. City Year is a program that
I’m really excited to be a part of because it gives students who are at risk of
dropping out of high school access to near-peer mentors and tutors who can help
them succeed.
I’ve recently been making myself get back into the habit of
reading for fun. With all the stress of school, I’ve let myself get away with
only reading a few books outside of school each year. My excuse has always been
that if I have the time to read for fun, I should be using the time to study or
read for my classes. Instead, I end up watching TV for hours! So from now on,
I’m prioritizing reading new and interesting books. I kicked this off by
reading four new books over winter break, and I’m currently in the middle of a
few more. Hopefully I can continue to make time for myself to read and let
myself enjoy a nice book every once in a while!
