Internship Experience Essay

My three engagement activities of service, leadership and internship complemented each other very well, because all three of my experiences taught me what it meant to be a well-rounded leader. Throughout my entire engagement within the program it was very surprising to see many connections overlap within each activity. The first one I realized that I had practiced with all three activities was social engagement, me practicing social engagement was included in all three of my activities by me…

sports for the majority of my life and it’s one of the things I’m most passionate about. When I grow up I imagine myself being a sports trainer or running my own gym for athletes to train in just like me. So for my may program I wanted to find an internship that could replicate this notion. From a friend’s recommendation I found first athlete, a sport’s training gym, to be the perfect fit and I knew it would teach me more about what goes on behind the scenes of training. I see myself as being a…

awesome because then I can really have a more personal relationship with a group of students that I can talk to about God and help them through problems that they’re dealing with. The spiritual needs I believe are and were being met throughout the internship with each and every moment, when dealing with the message, life groups, and other spiritual building areas within the youth ministry. I really enjoy the way that the youth ministry that I was interning for ran each and every service. I…

This semester, I took an unpaid internship working for Eydie Strand in Whitewater, WI. I spent most of my time assisting with Eydie’s businesses; Strand’s On the Floor and the Bluff Ridge Lighthouse. Although, I also got the privilege to work with Cozette Moffatt who owns Cabinets & Design by Cozette. Strand’s on the Floor is a flooring showroom where Eydie sells carpeting, vinyl sheet & plank, laminate flooring, porcelain wall & floor tile, ceramic wall & floor tile, hard wood, slate & stone…

myself and a female customer. This particular customer tried to hand me money as I had bagged and handed her, her paid for items. According to the customer, God told her to bless me, so she wanted me to take the money. During this time, I began to experience feelings of confusion as thoughts clouded my mind. The first thing I thought was that I could really use the money since I did not have any at the time. My second thought brought about the confusion because it just so happens that I am a…

experienced trauma. My freshman field experience opened my eyes to the many different opportunities and varied fields within the social work profession. Every other Monday throughout the spring semester, my freshman field class visited a different agency. In my field experiences during my junior and senior years, I have had the opportunity to experience social work in a school setting. I worked primarily with children who have experienced trauma. My internships experiences have provided me…

A life cushioned from the difficult world outside, I hardly knew about the harsh realities that lay outside the comfort of my home, family and friends. An internship with the NGO Akshaya Patra in the summer of 2012 was the turning point in my life; it opened my eyes to the disparate society we live in. During the internship, I visited a government school to conduct a survey on the mid-day meal provided by the organisation to the children. I was in shock when I saw the run-down state of the…

While students might be tempted to do nothing at all, they should take advantage of this time to explore both themselves and the world. During a gap year, you can do volunteer work in your local area, attend a few summer school classes or find an internship to bolster your career skills before work. Recharge Your Batteries After…

their crucible experiences and make learning from those experiences an ongoing activity. Although leadership experiences are very helpful in shaping one’s personality and leadership style, it is the learning from and reflection on those experiences that actually brings the real “gold” out of an individual. After a person experiences crucible moment, the key to success is to not get stuck or chafed by the ramifications but to find opportunities to learn and grow from those experiences. Successful…

I enjoyed having additional assignments this week at internship. One assignment was to find a free of cost trauma support group. Unfortunately, I could not find a support group for victims of sexual assault as hoped, however I provided a few essential resources to the patient. Although Kaiser has many group treatment options for patients, all require a co-payment. Co pay’s vary depending on the patient’s insurance benefits. In this case, the patient was not able to afford paying $20.00 each week…