Well, today was the first day of my internship and it was pretty much what I expected after the initial awkward greetings. I was really nervous about getting to the museum on time since I'm pretty serious about punctuality.
Being me, I arrived to the museum about 20 minutes early and the doors were still locked. Finally, the guy who works the front desk/store, Ian, unlocked the door for me and directed me to the back office. What he neglected to tell me was that the entire museum staff was having an important meeting. I walked through the gallery, heading to the back office, tried not to trip over the beautiful masks being prepared for display.
After awkward introductions, I was given a tour of the museum and was given a computer and asked to peruse the museum drive in order to become familiar with the location of certain files. I did this for a few hours before Emily, the education director, presented me with a large stack of manila folders. She explained that these files tracked the children taking part in our CYD's and that every child needed a folder with their forms in a certain order. I spent the rest of the day creating these folders and familiarizing myself with the upstairs office.
I am a bit worried that I didn't do more hands-on work today, however I keep reminding myself that it was only the first day. The highlight of today was meeting the staff of the museum. Everyone was very friendly and it seems like they work together on their projects. I look forward to learning more about what they do on a day to day basis.
HOURS WORKED: 10am-6pm (8 hrs.)
After awkward introductions, I was given a tour of the museum and was given a computer and asked to peruse the museum drive in order to become familiar with the location of certain files. I did this for a few hours before Emily, the education director, presented me with a large stack of manila folders. She explained that these files tracked the children taking part in our CYD's and that every child needed a folder with their forms in a certain order. I spent the rest of the day creating these folders and familiarizing myself with the upstairs office.
I am a bit worried that I didn't do more hands-on work today, however I keep reminding myself that it was only the first day. The highlight of today was meeting the staff of the museum. Everyone was very friendly and it seems like they work together on their projects. I look forward to learning more about what they do on a day to day basis.
HOURS WORKED: 10am-6pm (8 hrs.)
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