This Blog is due by Monday 11/19/07 11:59pm!
In less than a month, juniors will be starting to think about their WLE. Write a blurb about your current WLE: what you do, with whom your work, the project, how you find your placement, what you've learned, etc. These blurbs will be used to introduce the program to the juniors.
This blurb must be 350 words.
Extra Credit:
If you could be any electrical appliance, what would you be and why? No chainsaws please
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John Carreon
I wanted at first do to a photography internship but most of the places I called didn’t want a high school intern or would be out of the city most of the time. So I called in DaVonne who works as the legal secretary at the Hall Of Justice. I did a small over the phone interview then, she asked me to come in and we did like a face-to-face interview. When that was done she had me file a few things to test my office skills. It went ok she told me things about how the office works and what the files were, and I learned a few things on my first day. I would only work on filing things at first but when I got to know how to do things they let me do other things like prepare subpoena request. Which is a request for a person to show up as a witness at court. As the people in the office knew my mentor is the person who handles all the interns they learned about my skills. So then I got called to work in the 3rd floor where I would work most of the time now. I work under the tech department, where we would handle tech problems, but if there would be no work up stairs then I would have to go back down and work for my mentor, which would happen a lot. Or I would be requested throughout the office and work where I would work with many different people. Because I am there all day and I help them with things that they cant do alone or help them with their files. I learned a lot about what codes they use to name every thing and how to get a witness to appear in court and what happens to them if they don’t show up. I also learned about arrest warrants, like I learned that when u get pulled over for a driving violation and you have an arrest warrant on file then the police can take you in to jail.
Argent Ilejay
In my current WLE of the ARC in the SF Zoo I am assigned a different “job” every few days. The first day I will be trained to work in a job and gradually in the span of an average of 3 days I will get tested on the job I was assigned and see if I learned how to complete the job fully and efficiently. I have not failed a job yet so I do not know what happens when you fail but I do know that if you pass you are assigned a new job and the cycle continues. The jobs I have done already are Big Pens, West Small and Small Bird/Live Food. Big Pens just basically animal cage maintenance where you clean poop off cages and weigh animal diets. West Small is also another form of cage maintenance where you poop scoop, weigh animal diets and in the process learn each distinct animal personality. Furthermore, the staff will train you on the animals in the cages, they will teach you how to carry, hold and pick up the animal. Also they will show how their poop looks like so you can tell if something is wrong with them or their diet. Small Bird/Live Food is mostly live food cage maintenance which is basically food rats and mice and several different worms and also crickets. In addition to your task you are required to do at the very least 30 minutes of Hawk Talk, which is where you go out into Hawk Hill and talk to the guests about the different types of hawks, eagles, owls and vultures out there and why they are there in the first place. So naturally you will be taught on each of these animals as well. The people who work at the ARC are nice and friendly. The staff and volunteer members of the ARC are all nice and each of them has their own personality, although quite busy all the time. Harrison is a funny guy and I guess is the jokester of the bunch. Al acts more like an older funny big brother in my opinion, usually bringing in funny newspaper clippings involving animals. Roger and Martha are married and like the grandparents of the bunch, they are quite down to earth and they for lack of a better fraise “keep it real” and they sometimes bring in awesome tasty bagels! Roger usually tells stories and of how to do things and is quite funny with his remarks. Martha is like well a grandma, caring and teaches you how to do things. Roger and Martha are like the cool grandparents I never had or known about. Tracy is also another staff member who tends to smile biggest and seems the happiest when she is giving orders! But as Roger pointed out with a story he told that a smile with an order is better than a scowl with one. Or at least that is what I got from it. Anastasia is my mentor and tends to be the one doing most of the training I receive, also she is like a big sister in the idea that if I have a question I usually tend to go to her first if she is available. My placement in the WLE is the young juvenile youth who although has a grasp needs more training and experience to become a true volunteer of the group. As being locked inside a cage with Lucas “accidentally” by my mentor while being tested on armadillo fact and how to carry and hold them, I came to realize that I guess I am still the intern, but I do not get treated like a stereotypical one where I go out and get everybody coffee, in this case one of the volunteer, Tippy, tends to ask if I want anything to drink if she goes out. I have learned quite a lot at this WLE but I will delve deeper into the animal training and facts. Facts like the nine-banded armadillo can swim by inflating its stomach and internal organs, cannot curl up into a complete ball and it is known to have leprosy in some cases but are not affected by it as much. Whereas the three-banded armadillo can curl up into a ball, cannot dig well and as Lucas always states its hip bones are connected to its hardened skin armor and their forehead is like our fingerprints in which each emblem is different from another. I also learned that some of these animals have different personalities. I never really thought about animals having personalities because I always that they ran on instinct. But they do. Like one opossum named Henrietta, she is quite shy and never really leaves her little house, so I have to bring her food dish to her or else she will not eat. Also they have this kick-ass ninja bobcat named Inti who stalks around her cage and pounces out and the only time you notice her is when she hisses and strikes the cage. If you walk around her cage she will follow you, protecting her territory. Overall this WLE truly did not feel like a WLE. It felt more like family; everyone is friendly and is ready to help. The only thing you must be ready to do is be ready to learn, work, and be open-minded and friendly. Also one of the first things Jessie (one of the staff members), brought up when touring with her was that you get free drinks and a 10% discount at the eateries!
Argent Ilejay
In my current WLE of the ARC in the SF Zoo I am assigned a different “job” every few days. The first day I will be trained to work in a job and gradually in the span of an average of 3 days I will get tested on the job I was assigned and see if I learned how to complete the job fully and efficiently. I have not failed a job yet so I do not know what happens when you fail but I do know that if you pass you are assigned a new job and the cycle continues. The jobs I have done already are Big Pens, West Small and Small Bird/Live Food. Big Pens just basically animal cage maintenance where you clean poop off cages and weigh animal diets. West Small is also another form of cage maintenance where you poop scoop, weigh animal diets and in the process learn each distinct animal personality. Furthermore, the staff will train you on the animals in the cages, they will teach you how to carry, hold and pick up the animal. Also they will show how their poop looks like so you can tell if something is wrong with them or their diet. Small Bird/Live Food is mostly live food cage maintenance which is basically food rats and mice and several different worms and also crickets. In addition to your task you are required to do at the very least 30 minutes of Hawk Talk, which is where you go out into Hawk Hill and talk to the guests about the different types of hawks, eagles, owls and vultures out there and why they are there in the first place. So naturally you will be taught on each of these animals as well. The people who work at the ARC are nice and friendly. The staff and volunteer members of the ARC are all nice and each of them has their own personality, although quite busy all the time. Harrison is a funny guy and I guess is the jokester of the bunch. Al acts more like an older funny big brother in my opinion, usually bringing in funny newspaper clippings involving animals. Roger and Martha are married and like the grandparents of the bunch, they are quite down to earth and they for lack of a better fraise “keep it real” and they sometimes bring in awesome tasty bagels! Roger usually tells stories and of how to do things and is quite funny with his remarks. Martha is like well a grandma, caring and teaches you how to do things. Roger and Martha are like the cool grandparents I never had or known about. Tracy is also another staff member who tends to smile biggest and seems the happiest when she is giving orders! But as Roger pointed out with a story he told that a smile with an order is better than a scowl with one. Or at least that is what I got from it. Anastasia is my mentor and tends to be the one doing most of the training I receive, also she is like a big sister in the idea that if I have a question I usually tend to go to her first if she is available. My placement in the WLE is the young juvenile youth who although has a grasp needs more training and experience to become a true volunteer of the group. As being locked inside a cage with Lucas “accidentally” by my mentor while being tested on armadillo fact and how to carry and hold them, I came to realize that I guess I am still the intern, but I do not get treated like a stereotypical one where I go out and get everybody coffee, in this case one of the volunteer, Tippy, tends to ask if I want anything to drink if she goes out. I have learned quite a lot at this WLE but I will delve deeper into the animal training and facts. Facts like the nine-banded armadillo can swim by inflating its stomach and internal organs, cannot curl up into a complete ball and it is known to have leprosy in some cases but are not affected by it as much. Whereas the three-banded armadillo can curl up into a ball, cannot dig well and as Lucas always states its hip bones are connected to its hardened skin armor and their forehead is like our fingerprints in which each emblem is different from another. I also learned that some of these animals have different personalities. I never really thought about animals having personalities because I always that they ran on instinct. But they do. Like one opossum named Henrietta, she is quite shy and never really leaves her little house, so I have to bring her food dish to her or else she will not eat. Also they have this kick-ass ninja bobcat named Inti who stalks around her cage and pounces out and the only time you notice her is when she hisses and strikes the cage. If you walk around her cage she will follow you, protecting her territory. Overall this WLE truly did not feel like a WLE. It felt more like family; everyone is friendly and is ready to help. The only thing you must be ready to do is be ready to learn, work, and be open-minded and friendly. Also one of the first things Jessie (one of the staff members), brought up when touring with her was that you get free drinks and a 10% discount at the eateries!
Argent Ilejay
If I was any electrical appliance I think I would be an awesome taser! I would want to be a taser because then I would be able to strike people and send a wounding charge of electricity at them and hear hilarious phrases like “DON’T TAZE ME BRO!” every time I would be whipped out to taze someone! And besides I would be fast like lightning and my high- pitched banshee whine of flying off would boom in my victims ears (if they can still hear) like thunder! Man, much like the battle of Mordor in the Lord of the Rings, the adventure of the taser, although a dangerous and perilous one would be one of tales that you could tell your grandkids many generations to come!
wtf did i just double post? sorry!
-argent
Jessica Wells
My current internship is with San Francisco Parks and Recreation; for my actual work experience I help out a gardener in Golden Gate Park. The things that I do every Wednesday usually pertain to the general up keep of a specified region or ’beat’ of the park. The area that I have grown familiar with is the end of Speedway Meadows on JFK drive. The gardener I work for, Jim McCormick has been in the park for 30 odd years and has a lot of knowledge regarding botanical care and park maintenance. I didn’t have much botanical experience before this job, but now I feel that it could have a place in my life regarding career choice. In the park you get exposure to a wide variety of tools and also the opportunity to use them all, everything from chainsaws to those trash-picker-upper things etc. The job is not for everyone. On Wednesdays I wake up around 5:00 am and am in the park by 6:00. I usually get off of work around the same time other people are on their lunch break, so I have virtually half a day to myself, But the job is so labor intensive, that by the end of the day I want to do nothing but sit down. Even though it’s difficult at times, I enjoy my internship because I get to be outside using my hands, instead of doing paper work in a cubicle for 7 hours. My advice to you, is to start early with research on possible internship opportunities, the more time you allow yourself to find placement, the more of a chance you have to find something you actually want to do.
Extra Credit:
If I were an electrical appliance, I would be a blender. I don’t remember the last time I used a blender, but I think that I can take certain berry elements, yogurt elements and protein powder elements of my personality and make them all cohesive, combined and delicious. I guess, I don’t know, either that or a waffle iron.
My WLE is at Iris Distribution where they distribute music world wide. What I basically do is file things that they need to file and update all of their contacts and help find new bands that they might want to sign. They have basic criteria that I have to search for in each band and I have to make sure that the band has that criteria and I see how well they are doing right now to see if they have a good potential at selling. I work with anyone it depends on who needs the help that day but Mike is the main one that I go to when I need something to do. He communicates to us the work that other people need done. For my project I chose to use Sonic Bids which is basically a website were artist got to sign up for a contract with Iris. Iris chooses 5 artist each month to sign so I go on Sonic Bids and look at all of the Artist that they have there to see if they might want to sign them. I look for the basic criteria and then rate them how I think that they should sign them.
Iris has many things that they need to be done so when you think you are done your not really you just have harder things to do. I learned how the company works and how they communicate everything that they need. I also learned how to work a few programs on the computer to help out the Company and I learned how a basic contract is done. I learned how to use the wiki which is the website that they have so that they can communicate to everyone that has screen name what needs to be done at the work and that’s where I got all of my assignments from. I also did lots and lots of filling but it was ok because when ever I needed a break from all the work that we where doing I could take a break. They were pretty laid back on the work and let us take breaks and do other things as long as we got our job done.
Extra credit:
I would be an Ipod because I come with my own music and I cant live with out my music.
David Luerssen
Theta Block
My internship at the real estate office is really boring. I have there to do different jobs like scanning business cards, preparing the mail or looking up phone numbers in the internet. There at the office I work with different real estate agents together. It depends on who has a job to do which the agent doesn’t want to do and this jobs aren’t very interesting. So I am also not sure what my final project will be because I did there so many different jobs. Perhaps I can use on of the data bases which I created there for my final project because this data bases will make the work of my mentor a lot easier in the future. I didn’t really learn a lot there. I did a few thinks which I definitely doesn’t want to do later after school. I learned also that the real estate business is nearly the whole time in the office. Only around 20 % of the works is which clients and this is often also at the week-ends. So I think that this business isn’t the kind of business I will like later. I also wouldn’t really advice the juniors to do this internship because the work there is so boring and I wouldn’t do this internship again if I would have to choose again.
Hanora Bauer
My current wle is working at a hair salon called Gustavos. It is a small hole in the wall type shop in the outer mission. Here I work with my mentor on a manakin head doing different styles with rollers,cuts, and colors. Ever wensday he shoes me different cuts to practice during the week and then I try them again and he cratiques them the next week.
I work with my mentor Gustavo. He is originally from Nicaragra so english is not his first language. So somtimes we have a problem communicating with eachother but yet we somehow work through it and understand eachother. He is very nice though and a pretty good teacher but still has problems thinking of how to say certin things in english when im learning to do a new cut.
The project I am planning to do for my job is cutting a friends hair and then doing a some kind of creative art project around the hair. I kind of had a better plan in the beggining but now my plans seem to be falling through, so I hope to have a new plan very soon.
I found this placement by just going up and seeing him because that is where I usually get my hair cut at. So it was kind of easy for me to get in this placemnt but it definitaly was not my first choice. Yet I have learned good tools that will help me in the future in deciding if I want to pressue this job. Also I have learned many new styles and cuts that now I can do on my mom and all my friends.
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