Take a moment to think back over your WLE day this week…what was it like? What happened? What did you take away from the experience?
If you get stuck, consider some of the following questions:
· What value or purpose did what I did today serve (for me personally, for school, for my site)?
· What did I learn about others? What did I learn about my self? What did I observe (self, world, others)?
· Is what I am doing valuable? How do I know? Is it meaningful work?
· What questions do I have?
· How has my experience at WLE changed my perception of what is possible out a ‘school’ experience?
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I had a nice Valentine's Day at my internship. It was fun. When I first go there, my mentor, Peter, offered me clam chowder but I already ate. The two of us usually just sit there for the first 10 min because he has to think of something they need help with. So finally, after telling me that Ms. Farrell dropped by, he said the store was dirty. He began to vacuum and I windexed everything that was windex-able. Then I helped with inventory. I had to record every book they sold and that was awesome because they were mostly b/w photo books and i love b/w photography. I spackled some more walls, painted over the spackle, made an Excel spreadsheet and other stuff. I also charged a lady's, who lived in Hawaii, credit card. It went through this time. I think that it's safe to conclude that Peter, my primary mentor, is an awesome man. When people walk into the store,he's really welcoming and he's taught me almost everything. He offers to teach me things and I think that's so great. Also, if the store had to mail something to you, he makes paper roses to make the packaging look nicer. What more do you want? Forris, my boss's brother, is laid-back and fun. He makes me feel like Swallowtail isn't work. Camron is really sweet and just came back from Hawaii so I don't know her that well but so far, she's really nice. The owner, Sheri, is really hip and professional and makes a good owner. She knows what she's doing. Also she bought us oh-sp-delicious chocolate today. I also noticed that people really like and enjoy the store. You can just walk in and spend your afternoon floating in a sea of things to see. I love that. I think everything I've been doing is valuable because I've never done anything like it before. Even if I was having a bad time, doing something new is always beneficial. I see WLE so differently. I wasn't too excited when we first started out but I'm really glad we're doing it now. I feel like it's such a different way from what schools usually do. It's a good different.
If I had to describe my day at my WLE today using just three words it would be: Cute, Ironic, and Dead-Tired. It was Valentine's Day today and the kids got their little goodies. I even received one too which was great and made me feel really good in the morning. I also loved how it felt to have the kids say Happy Valentine's Day to you during the day. It was ironic for me to know that more than three kids in the class missed their mommy or daddy. I wonder why? I didn't know they would miss their parents that much. It didn't happen the last time I went. I also experienced more small quarrells than usual today, but they were resolved quickly. It was interesting to notice how sometimes a kid would come up to you and tell you that another kid is being mean to them, but after I talk to them they act as though nothing ever happened. I guess that's a good thing. I was dead-tired near the end of the day because of nap time. Almost all nap times I get sleepy myself, more tired than the children because they seem to have no limit to their energy. I felt brain-dead when I left my WLE, but it was still a good day.
hi ms. farrell, i hope you're having a nice break. i went to my internship today because I had an assigned project to do. i didn't want to miss it. i was in charge of the window display. i had sooo much fun. i've always wanted to do a window display so that's checked off. it was fun because i knew that whatever i chose to put would, in a way, represent the store and catch people's attention. it's important stuff. i had these two new tables we got in mind and these two chairs that were in the back, needing love and attention. the tables didn't work for me afterall so i used the chairs. that was the first thing i did and it took longer than i expected because there were nail holes to mend and walls to paint and i wanted everything to be just right. anyways, the best part was...[drum role]...when i was almost done with the display, TWO women walked in asking how much the table in the window display costed. i was soooo happy. it was so satisfying because the the table was also in the back and nobody really appreciates them if they're under everything. all the chairs and table needed was some dusting and lint-rolling and their appeal was back. the rest of the day consisted of a lot of rearranging just to change up the store. i also typed stuff up. i think that i'm really warming up to my mentors. while typing the 'stuff' up, i learned about Sheri, my boss mentor. i learned that she's more well-known than i imagined. i realized that just because i didn't know about her work didn't mean that she was just a store owner. she actually took part in designing the upscale santana row in san jose and collaborated with restaurant owners and other famuos people. shes been in magazines herself. i never knew...i'm glad i typed those things up. i'm happy with my internship mostly because i don't feel like an intern. i even get to pick out the music that we play in the store...what more can i ask for?
Today, i went to my internship. It was a blast. I had so much fun, it was ridiclous. First, i helped my mentor with the brochure that was needed. i put a tiger on it. The brochure i mean. And then i went through stacks of binders to try and find ideas and activities that my mentor could do. it was hella boring. then it was lunch time. then, we went to burger king. i got a chicken tender sandwitch and some fries. Then, we went back and i did some more paper work and stuff. then it was like 5 and i went home.
oh yea, and i went to walgreens and bought chocolate and gave it to all the female workers in the building. they all said thank you to me. <3
That day was kind of hectic for me. I mangaed to get some tech support done for the school, as well as get myself use to the computer lab they have there, and boy does it suck. The computers are like five to six years old and hard to do anything on. THEIR SO SLOW! I had a quick meeting with the 8th graders just to get to know them, set up the project and get out home work for them so that were prepared for the next meeting. But I wasn't told there would be no spanish class for me that day, but I went to school anyway, uniformed and wasting about three hours I could have used at STAR. I did manage to help get Calvin a job that day though. Of course it is where I work. Crud, I'm not going to get much done now am I? Although my mentor was nice enough to give me back those lost hours. And I did work for them, so I earned them the correctly. All I managed to learn that day is to pray that MUNI is running correctly, other wise you're basically stuck. Aside from the travel though it was a decent day. Wished it would have been better, but I coudn't exactly help it.
I was very happy with my first day at Night Shade. The two publishers were very humble to me, and treated me like an adult. I learned a lot just by a couple of lectures from Jeremy, my intern. He taught me all about the economics of the publishing industry, finances, promotions. I came away from my first day feeling very rewarded, and a lot more knowledgeable on the subject.
As a bonus, they gave me as many free books as I wanted, some of which they insisted that I take. They told me all about their relationhips with authors, agents and editors, and it felt really cool, because now I was a part of all the behind-the-scenes work. Soon I'd get to meet these people, and I'd have stories to tell. It was a really great experience.
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