To the day, I worked at Mother Earth News Magazine in Topeka, Kan., for one year. As I walked out of the building, it was a little sad knowing I was leaving the best journalism experience I have ever had.

At a big magazine, it would be easy to just make interns do grunt work. I mean someone has to do all the filing and moving of boxes. But at Mother Earth News, the staff treats the interns like part of the team. I got to edit stories, post articles online, write blogs, find photos, track the Web site and Tweet at readers all day long. I got to do real magazine work as an intern.

I know classmates of mine who can’t say they had the same experience at their magazine internship. And sure, people are going to say, "Well, Mother Earth News is just in Topeka." (Sorry it's not in New York.) But in reality, it’s a legit magazine, whether you have heard of it or not. It has a half million circulation and is the “fastest growing and most read magazine in America” – so I have been told many a times in staff meetings.

Plus for me it was exciting because my dad has always read Mother Earth News, long before I was an intern. He can’t say he knows anyone there anymore, but my name will still be in the next few issues. I might even have a small article published in it in the future. Yay for being published – even if it small – in a real magazine.

After a year of reading about chickens, solar panels and growing vegetables, I know magazines will always be my favorite, regardless of my future job. I hope to someday soon return back to the magazine field. It might be sooner than I think. Until then, I will just work on finding a job in a journalism field.

Thanks again my Mother Earth News friends, keep up the good work and "Friday Fun."