Journal Entry #1: Friday, January 26, 2007

In our fourth day of internship, I finally got my "job". I feel a little nervous but I think I'll get through it all once I meet the people. I know what I’m doing in this class as far as designing goes, at the risk of sounding smug; I think I'm a lot further ahead then a lot of these kids. But I like to help them out; it gives me a sense a pride to pass on the knowledge I have learned over the years. For once in my day I can feel smart and proud of myself. I only wish my dad was still around, so I could tell him what I’m going to be doing. I think it would make him proud...not to mention he could easily walk across the street and visit me in my internship.☺

Journal Entry #2: Thursday February 8 th

I’ve only been to my internship once, since I really don’t know what I’m doing for the web page. The previous intern for the County’s Extension office will be helping me out and telling me how he went about creating the page. I think that one time should be enough for getting me on my feet. The reason I’m not doing it already is because I really don’t want to screw up all the careful work that the previous intern put into the webpage. I would like to know exactly how he did everything before I touch a page.

Even though I haven’t actually worked yet, I think that the environment will be a comfortable place to work in; it’s an ideal quiet and calm place. If the place had been noisy and awkward it would’ve been very hard to work in the place at all. So I’m thankful that I have the internship I have, I hardly need any instruction on what I’m doing and thankfully I DO know what my job is around the place.

Journal Entry #3: Thursday March 15 th

We’ve been in internship for a month now and the best thing I can say about it is that the atmosphere is a relaxing environment and I get to work on the computer. Unlike any other activities, I truly enjoy working on computers, because they open many opportunities for me, such as graphic design and web design. I’m more of an observer when it comes to learning things. Some people will ask question after question, but in my case I pay close attention and generally can mimic the job. So when someone asks me if I have a question, I really don’t or perhaps I do, but I’m not ready to ask the question, because I’m not really sure what the question is yet.

Journal Entry #4: Thursday March 15 th

Sadly I missed the coffee break. I was having one of those days where the world is dark and intimating to a young girl such as myself. With the loss of my dad, I’ve been finding it hard to remember the value in things like school and social get-togethers. Home is a safe place that I find comforting, where I feel stable and safe. The past few months have been crazy and very much like a roller coaster ride. I’ve had ups and downs repeat week after week. Hopefully I can get back to my normal self in time to save my high school career.