daily post synthesis

OLD: Two things that i did before that i did this week was putting the information of the artists in excell.

OLD: I was doing a lot of copies of submission forms of some artists and checks.


NEW: Today was my first time doing faxing, it was great. That is something i learn today. and there's more to that, i also learn a lot about PowerPoint and word document. There's some thing you could there that was very cool. My mentor was doing something in the computer, and i was looking at what she was doing and that's how i learn all of these stuff. And one last thing i did was mailing these papers to this person in an envelope.

NEW: i was just preparing a packet of all the submission forms and pictures and other information of the artists they have pick for the dance festival in a big envelope to send to these peole to look at them. I

1-17-08

I was working in school helping ms carol grading the students work and putting it in her computer. It was fun. I loved it. It's good given them bad grades, no I'm kidding, i meant good grades. Then after i was making copies for her. It was alot. It was like 80 copies for each paper, and there were 3 papers. It took a lot of time. The bad thing that i did is print all three papers at the same time. So after i had to put then in order. It was alot, but Vanninzie came to help me, so it was much better. funnn

4-15-08

I was finishing typing the things i was suppose to type, and helping arma, so we could finish quicker. And also emailing the things i was typing to my mentor because she wasn't there. After i was done doing that, i was marking the name of entries of the company that my mentor and the panelist have reviewed already, and putting them in order alphabetically using excel. While i was doing that i made a mistake that mess up everything.The worst thing is that i saved it, if i didn't saved it i could have go back to the original page, but no.Then i started getting worried. I didn't know what to do. So i try a way to fix it. I had to do everything all over again until i did it right. It was a really bad day.

4-14-08

Today in Intership i wasn't doing a lot of things. Basically is typing information. I was typing some of the bios and projects the artist going to perform in the festival. It's basically for the experts to read and to give comments about them. its kind of way for it to easier for them to read.Some of the information was very long, so it kind of take time to finish typing, and it makes my fingers hurt.

Midpoint Reflection Questions

How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?

The internship have been different from my expectations. Things that i thought i would have been doing, wasn't it. I have been doing a lot of work. and i have been doing them over and over again. Sometimes it gets really difficult, but i try to get use to it. And to do my work.


What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?

The difference about the cultural of the school environment and were i work, It's where it locates. Where i work there's a lot of different companies in the same building. The location its a business place. People don't live there. There's only big companies an stores there. I meet new people every time. And very famous people, such as directors, publicist, writers, artists and more. There's nothing similar to where i work and the school. One thing i could say that is similar is that everybody respect each other, and fell comfortable. I have learn about excel, I had never use that program in my life till then. And also working there have improve my typing skills because i do that most of the time, and I'm getting better at it. I have learning all of the shortcuts in Microsoft and more. Not only that but also learning a proper way of picking a phone in a company.

What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?

Me and my mentor have a good relationship with each other. I always finish with all of her work, and have no problems. Sometimes they make jokes and we laugh. But sometimes there's some rough time, but i just try to get over it. That's how life is, there's always have to have some rough times. If not then you not living the real life. Now I have more experience how to talk to professional people in a proper way.

What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?

Once there were a big problem at my internship. One day my mentor was talking to us in a bad manner. And we didn't like it at all. I was getting really frustrated. She was talking in a way, like she wasn't appreciate the things I'm doing for her. And that hurts. So i talk to ms Artie so she could to our site and to talk the problems through. When we finish discussing everything telling her how we feel, i let go of that subject. It was a misunderstood. One other thing is talking to dance critics on the phone, i was really scared. They are so high level people, and that was a big problem for me.

What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?

It's the home works. It's too much. There's too much things to do. But i try my best to do all my work on time. I do some of them in the train or bus sometimes. Sometimes i don't even have time to sleep. I usually go to sleep around 2 or 3 by doing homework.


What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?

I am just trying to pass. But most importantly getting use how the real life is. By doing this internship it shows me how the real life is. There is always a busy schedule. And having a good experience.

What new things have you learned about New York City?

I have learned things. Get use to the subway more. And that it's a big a city and there's a lot to learn.

1. Word / Phrase:learnt

Meaning:to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

Context:learned how to speak french

2. Word / Phrase: depicted

Meaning:To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.

Context:His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber

3. Word / Phrase:condensed

Meaning:to reduce to a shorter form; abridge:

Context:My teacher always tell me to Condense my phrases into a few words, so it will be easier to understand.

4. Word / Phrase:Guru

Meaning: A dane teacher

Context: Dunring my internship i learn a lot of different Guru, such as kathak Bharatanatyam and more.

5. Word / Phrase:Proficient

Meaning:an expert.

Context: To be a surfer you have to be Proficient, because it could get really dangerous. You have to know it by heart.

weekly vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase: elaborate

Meaning:to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection.

Context: i elaborate on my school work all the time.

2. Word / Phrase:emanates

Meaning:To come or send forth,
Context: light that emanated from a lamp; a stove that emanated a steady heat.


3. Word / Phrase:ventured

Meaning: An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.

Context:

4. Word / Phrase:exuberance

Meaning: joyful enthusiasm

Context:His pranks are youthful exuberances

5. Word / Phrase:enthralled

Meaning:filled with wonder and delight

Context:The magic show enthralled the audience.

4-3-08

Today i didn't have an intership, but the company i work in had an event. So i went there around 4 o'clock. It was in the guild gallery. It's an art gallery. I was the security guard. Whenever somebody comes, i was saying hello to them and taking their coats putting in this thing. We left around 7:30 pm.

Vocabulary

Word: Exibition

Meaning: It's a place where people go to visual and talk about work of arts that people does. Mostly famous people go there.

Context: Last month we went in an art exhibition. there were pictures there and lots of people talking about the art of work.


2- Word: playwrites

Meaning: a writer of plays

Context: last time some of my friends went to a playwrites. it was the pakistani bride.

3- Word: essential

Meaning:absolutely nessacery

Context: education is very essential in life. Without it you nothing in life.

4- Word: fastidious

Meaning: hard to please

Context: i had a fastigious easter

5- Word:

Meaning:

Context:

1-2-08 A good day

We were having a conferance from the BOSS of the IAAC, Aroon. She is the executive director of IAAC. She was telling us how arts is so important in life in generall. She was tellin us if we are interesting in anything that have to do with arts, she could help us. Such as dance theatre, film and art. She knows a lot of famous artist and she could get them to help us, by getting familiar to any of these branches. What she was saying was true. Everybody in that world should really know about art. It's reallt fun and interesting. She said that everythime you do something in life, there's a part of it that have to do with art. And if you don't know it it will be bad for you.The movements that you do when you walking, working, or even reading have to do with art. She said that it doesn't always have to be math, science, history and other subjects.Kowing new stuff it's really important.It was a great discussion. She asked us about our dreams for the future, and all of us were sharing our ideas. It was great. After that discussion i was searching about schools in NY that are interesting in arts, so we could go to visit them. My mentor had this idea of visiting these schools and bringing these artists there, so they could know about our company more, and dance. She think it would be nice. She's going to come to our school too, but does't know when yet. We left kind of early today because our mentor have to leave, and didn't have that much work to do.

4-1-08 (things started going good then turn to worst, worst turn to good.)

Today was kind of a fun day. I was working in the school with Arma. We were researching about hotels in New york city by Indian owners for our mentor. We founded a lot of them, so we took some of them. not all of the dancers live in New york so,we were doing that so they could have a place to stay. My mentor thought it will be a good idea to do that, just a way of thanking them for participating in our dance festival. While we were doing that in the teacher lounge,i started didn't feel comfortable working there. All because of what a teacher said. i am not going to say no name. i couldn't believe it. i don't get why she would say something so mean. i didn't expect this from that teacher, because that's one of my favorite teacher. She came and said "why all these students doing here, is that the students lounge or something". The tone of the teacher voice was a really negative tone. I was like wow, it's like we were srangers or something. I didn't knowe there were a problem of being a student. (i said that in my head). what the teacher said stays in my head, and i couldn't even focus doing my work. Then i told arma that and she was feeling the same way, so we ask ms sherien to let us work in ms artie class, and she said yes so that was a relief. Now i prefer going to my site then staying in school. I thought i would have feel more comfortable working in school, but i guess i was wrong. After that we help ms carol putting grades in the her computer. Then after me and arma went to help Mr Shawn. we were put the new paltz picture and what the people wrote abou the trip in the board, clip them and everything. It was fun doing that, i loved it.

3-31-08

well today was a good day. ms Artie and ms Sherien came to my site to talk to my mentor prachi about arma, and how we work. she was having some difficulties working there. she didn't feel comfortable. such as the way prachi talk to her sometimes. they were solving the problem while i was working. I was calling dance critics from the yellow book to get their email address, so we could send them an invitation for the dance festival. Some of them sounded really excited. When o was finish doing that i took a chair an joined ms Artie, sherien Arma and prachi. I was listening to what they were saying, and talking. when they gone arma decided to stay in the site, i was so happy because i didn't want to walk alone. So when our teachers gone we were helping prachi with some of her works. I was searching about new dance critics that have participated in the newyorktimes news paper. getting their names and addresses, that's pretty much what we did. it was kind of fun, because now i feel more comfortable talking in the phone with other people. It feels easier.