1-27-08

Today i was suppose to go in my internship, but miss artie told us not to go. She said she have to clear some things with the people in my internship. They don't understand the way we suppose to work. they making us do more hours we suppose to do, and the way they make us work it's confusing. They said that whenever they want us to come we have to, and if thewy want us to stay for the time they want we have to. So we talk to miss artie about, so she told us to work in the school for today. The thing i was doing is putting some of the students old work down to put new ones. I was doing that, and also putting headlines. I did it nicely with different colors. For example i was writting " Descriptive writting". I did each work with different color papers, and cut it out, and put it in the wall.....

3-26-08

Today was a difficult day for me. i was confusing about what my mentor told me to do. But i did it as best as i could. She told me to go to the yellow book and start looking through it to look for critical dancers and to calll them, to know if they are still in the same company. And to tell them about the new dance festival. Before i did that. she put Arma and me in a competition. to stand in front of her and give an example of how we would talk to somebody in the phone. And we did. She had to choose between one of us to do it. And she pick me, but i didnt want to do it. I wanted arma to do it. It was hard. I call the people and they always putting me in in hold. i hated that. Some people that i called was really rude, i was getting fustrated. And another thing i hated by doing that is whenever i call somebody they always transfering me to somebody else. But it was a good experience. It help my talking, and listening skills. And talking to some of these critical dancers was a pleasure. well it was actually one of the that i talk to. but it was still good.

3-24-08

Today i was doing a lot of things. When i came to the office the submission forms and the CDs that i putted in order last week was all over the cabinet. I was kind of mad. Then after my mentor told arma to go to the library to return some CD's. And she told me to go rearrange the submission forms and the CD's over again. I was like okay. I started doing it, and i started feeling dizzy. so i stop and rest a little. Looking through all of these papers and put them in alphabetic order and groups take a long time. And that's why i was feeling sick, but i didn't say anything. I was almost done then Arma came, and she helped me finish everything. When i was done doing that i was putting the cds in the dvd so my mentor could see.

People working in the IAAC office

3-25-08

Today was a really boring day. We had our internship at school. Me, Shalom and Kate were just sitting in the teachers launch and doing assignments for our internship. Kate was helping her teacher because she is a really helpful person, she would always help people if they need help. (written by Kate)

The Panelist came (3-20-08)

Today the panelist came to view the submissions, and the DVD'S. I was helping her and my mentor. I wasn't doing a lot of things.I was just putting the DVD'S in and out back and forth. When she ask me to look for something for her, and i did. And after all i was just sitting down, and waiting for them to tell me to do something. When i was bored i was just talking to maksut,and talking about stuff. And that's it. Weird uh... i know.

What a day (3-19-08)

Today i get to my internship at 1pm. There were nobody there. The office was close. So me and Arma have to stay outside untill our mentor comes. We waited outside for like 45 minutes or so. Me and Arma was bored so i was just sitting down and playing games in Arma's phone.And Arma was trespassing. When our mentor come, i was just sitting down with her and looking at the videos. I was giving her feedbacks about what i think about the videos, and to put them by group. We were doing that because the panelist is going to come tomorrow, to look at them. And by doing that it will be easier for them to choose which dancers will be participate in the festival.

"B0ring Day" (1-17-08)

Today was a boring day. We have being doing the same thing every week. Everyday when there's a package that comes in,(the submission forms) i'm suppose to check it to see if it have every thing in it, such as pictures, CD's, Bios and a resume. After i finish doing that i'm supose to file it in alphabetic order, by the entry name. When i finish doing that i was updated the information in the computer, such as the Emails, Adresses of the person,contacts and many more. When i was finish with that i didn't have nothing to do so my mentor ask me and Arma to put one of the DVD'S from one of the Artists that we have receive the submissions form for. While she was watching it she was just taking notes from it so she could choose who is going to be in the festival, and also to putting them by groups. For me i was just sitting down and watching the people dancing. At that time me and Arma was feeling kind of tired, and lazy. So we were just watching it a long.

Third week Assignment

Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently.
One significant activity that i have completed was the book launch. It was a show in a gallery with lots of different paintings from Asia.There were a lot of famous people there, such as the artists,Directors and such. I talked with some of them. They were visualize the paintings and talking about it, and also taking pictures of them.The thing i was doing is similar to bugler.i was serving them different kind of food, such as cheese, veggies with my badge on. It was kind of cool. it was kind of fun, seeing all these different famous people, and being around them. The paintings was great, not only that, but the food too. It was a great experience.

Second week Asiignment Part 2

This is a supplemental assignment for your second week.

• What did you do during your second week?

I have been doing a lot of different things such as reading other companies submissions forms to check that everything is there, and also typing by using excel mostly. One other thing that i did the second week that i really enjoyed was going to two libraries all the way in Queens which was kind of fun because i had the chance of getting out rather than staying inside all the time. I was kind of scared because i didn't know where i was going, i was just looking at the directions, but i didn't get lost though, i was proud of myself.

• How was it different than the first week?

IT's very different i have been doing a lot of different things that are kind of challenging for me, but i enjoy it, and i kind of like what I'm doing right now.

• What is something that you really like about the internship?

I really like the people there, they really could be fun sometimes.

• What is something you dislike about the internship?

I really hate the part of filing every time, it really get in my nerves.

• Who Else's blog have your read and commented on?

I haven't comment in a lot of people profile, but i have comment in Giselle blog and Marc-Henry.

The End of the First Week of Internships

What is it?

It's call IAAC, which means Indo-American Arts council, it's a dance company.

What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?

It's a company that have different parts such as Art, dance, theater and film. The work that they do there is work on making festivals, by inviting other companies that have dancers to work with them and do the festival. And also they work in book launches.

Where is it?

It's in Mahathan in 146 29Th street, in the 7Th floor.

Tell a little about your mentor.

My mentor name is Prachi, she is very nice and fun to be working with. but if you don't do the work that she tell you to do, she will be unhappy, which means if she get unhappy so will you. so the work will not go so great. she is the kind of person that like getting her work done, and she also like when you ask her for more work to do, every time you available. The more work that you ask her to do, the more easier it will be for you to work with her.


What happened on the first day?

In the first day the things i was doing was unexpected. i thought that i was going to work on computers, but what they make us doing is cleaning. it was a really bad day for me, i was upset, but i didn't show that. there were these things label with papers on them, which were very messy and i was suppose to organize them. it took a lot of time to get it done, especially because not everybody was participating. they were just standing there and looking at me working. it was a long day, and i was very tired, and i didn't want to go back again.

What kinds of things have you done so far?

I have been doing a lot of things. i have been filling papers, cleaning, researching and typing. I was looking through the submission forms about the other companies that have been emailing them to participate in the festival. and i was suppose to look over them and to see if they have everything there such as Cd's/DVDs, a form, pictures, bios, and also 5 previous events they have done before. And for the one that don't have these stuff i was suppose to write them down, that give it my other intern to write a letter to these people so they could know to email these facts.

What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)

there's not a lot cool things really, the only thing is cool is calling other companies and tell them they have change their address and to give them the new one, which i didn't do, but my intern did, but it still look cool to me. but there's nothing really cool. The cool things hasn't come out yet, but i have been hearing about them.

When do you leave school?

I leave the school after lunch around 11:45 or 12

How long does it take you to get to your internship?

It take like 1 hour.

When do you arrive at home?

I arrive at home around 6

What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)

I work for only 3 hours each day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, but now i heard i am going to work for 3 days but for 4 hours.

Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)

The person that can sign it is my mentor, her name is Prachi, but sometimes when my mentor is not here so my co-worker sign it, her name is Nikita.


At this point, do you have any other questions, comments, concerns, queries, or inquiries?
no.

February 15 questions.

• Tell a little about yourself.

well my name is Diana. i'm from Haiti, and have been in NYC for 3 years. i am in the 11th grade.i am a nice, patient, shy girl. i love helping others, because i think by helping them i'm also learning new things. My passion is to be a model, or a pediatric nusre. I love hearing others problems and giving them advice.

• What did you learn in the junior internship seminar class up to this point?

I have learn a lot of things.The basics things that i have learn is how to handle an interview, and also how to write a perfect resume.

• What is your greatest fear about internship?

My greatest fear is being around other people that i don't even know and also of getting lost in the train.

• What is your greatest hope for the internship?

My greatest hope is to have no problem with me mentor and my co-workers during the whole time of internship.

• What is your internship site and what are you going to do there? If you do not know, what do you think you will be doing?

My intership site is IAAC, i am going to work on filing papers and researching about other companies that are interesting in the festival that will be having.

• What will you miss about going to high school as you normally did for the last 2.5 years?

i will definetly my friends, and even the one that's not in 11th greade, and also my teachers, and some of the after school activities that i use to have.