It was the first day of my prestigious internship at the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation center. I was a senior in college and eager to apply my knowledge from the field of exercise physiology to make an impact on the people beginning rehab. This was my first real opportunity to work as part of a health care team while proving that this is the right field for me to be in.
Hours flew by as I watched energetic members of the staff cater to the every need of the patients. I wasn’t used to this 8 to 5 schedule, so I must have checked the clock at least fifteen times until lunch arrived. The clock eventually struck noon as the eleven members of our staff gathered around this rectangular table to take an hour break from work. One by one, everyone grabbed their lunch from the fridge and sat down. As I looked up from my turkey sandwich, I was surrounded by more 12-ounce cans of soda than actual human beings at my table.
The sound of fizzing became a common theme at lunchtime for the entire duration of my 500-hour internship.
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