February 20, 2013

I realized today that I am given a lot of freedom for my own creativity in my internship. Not necessarily in what goes into curriculum or outreach programs, but in my own work. What I really like about interning, so far, is that I don't have helicopter supervisors. They give me thorough directions and then just let me work alone for hours until I finish a project. When I work on CYD files, I usually start a little after ten and go all the way until about two, saving all of my questions until the end. I have realized that I'm a very good independent worker and don't require lots of supervision, which I think are some good qualities in an employee/intern. 

Other than CYD, today I worked a little on some creative projects. Delilah hand-drew masks that looked pretty identical to two of the more simple masks in the collection. It was my job to take her drawings and blow them up large enough to fit a child's face. The kids would eventually color, cut and paste the masks on a craft stick to take home. This type of activity usually takes place after a youth tour. I had a lot of fun messing with the design and finding the right fit on a page. Kind of irrelevant to the actual internship, but I am gaining a lot more experience with office machinery like scanners/copiers. I've found that they are all different and you just have to try all sorts of tricks to get them to do what you want. 

HOURS WORKED: 10am-5pm (7 hrs.)