Grindin'

I can honestly say that I have never before been immersed in such intellectually stimulating work. Since I joined the Protection Project, I have been working on some amazing human rights issue, most importantly, human trafficking. I am not going to lie, sometimes I do get jealous of my roommates when they get to go to those fancy dinners and gourmet breakfasts. But, you know what? Nothing beats working with people that plan on changing the world. And, to top it off, I am never stuck with boring grunt work. I mean, I occasionally scan a document—and by occasionally I mean once since I have been here—but, hey, you need to get your hands dirty every once and a while. So, while those working on the Hill may enjoy a few perks here and there, in no way are they doing nearly half the quality of work as I am doing at TPP. So, they can enjoy their steak dinners and black tie banquets, I have my reports on human trafficking in Bangladesh to keep me satisfied!!

Where "saving the world" happens

And, I must say that the folks at TPP are amazing. For real, they are not paying me to say this. Sadly, they are not paying me at all. It’s all good, though. They are an amazing group of intelligent minds. Plus, each of the full time staff members are from a different country, so I get so many different perspectives about issues—not to mention, they’re all women. What could be better than working with a bunch of 20-somethings with beautiful foreign accents? Nothing!!!

Three of the coolest interns in the world

So if TPP comes up on your plate, give it some thought. The work is interesting, and the people are even better. For those of you thinking about future careers, give some thought to a career in human rights. It is highly unlikely that you will become rich, but I guarantee that you will leave work feeling better about yourself. Well at least until you see that rich guy driving his porch with the top down. But who cares? Consumerism is out of style anyway. So, hopefully when you are deciding where to start you career, a human rights group comes to mind.