my working vacation

They say the best way to learn a language is full immersion. Last week I found myself swan-diving straight into a world where I don't yet speak the language. Not in the literal sense, but in the way of acronyms, industry jargon, and processes I have yet to encounter. A new job, new organizations, and in a role I have never done — it is exhilarating and terrifying in the way that arriving in a…