Log:
Date Hours
7/11/14 2
7/18/14 2
7/25/14 2
8/1/14 2
8/8/14 2:15
8/15/14 2:15
8/22/14 2:15
8/28/14 1
8/29/14 1:05
9/4/14 1
9/5/14 1:05
9/11/14 1
9/12/14 1:05
Internship
Journal:
Log 1:
Today was my first day at Frank Bette. I went to get ice for a party that was happening after I left, and I met some pretty cool people. I had to change the prices on some of the postcards, and talked to my fellow volunteers, it was nice getting to know them.
Log 2:
I spent today learning the ways of the center. I mostly looked in a rule book, and a ‘How it Works’ book. Relatively quiet, but good.
Log 3:
I learned how to take people’s donations today, and then give them a raffle. I made a few mistakes, giving the person the wrong side of the raffle, or not being able to find the envelope that holds most of the donations, but I managed to fix these mistakes.
Log 4:
I mostly spent today learning how to work the computer. It wasn’t too hard to catch on, and then I played swing music for the store.
Log 5:
Today I realized that the phone’s clock was off, so I spent some of my free time fixing it. It helped me learn how the phone works so I can use it in the future.
Log 6:
A new girl my age started working here. She mostly works outside, but we got ice together for another party, and talked a little. It’s nice to have somebody else.
Log 7: I spent today calling people if and when they could come pick up their art. It was good for me, since I have a bit of a fear of talking to people on the phone. But it was pretty simple, and actually sort of fun. When I finished, I organized some of the postcards so they weren’t just thrown into the bowl.
Log 8:
This was the first week I closed up shop. It wasn’t too hard, especially since I had someone else with me, but it took me a few minutes to figure out how the lock box for the key worked.
Log 9:
I was alone for the last 20 minutes on Friday this week. I had to close up by myself, but since I did it last week, it wasn’t too hard. It took a little longer because I was by myself, but I managed to finish pretty fast.
Log 10: This was my last week at Frank Bette. It was sort of sad, because I don’t know when I’ll see anyone else again, but it was nice to get something done, and now I can walk into Frank Bette whenever, and know the ropes.
Closing Report:
I spent most of my summer between junior and senior year interning at Frank Bette Center of the Arts, and it was pretty good, but sometimes could get boring. I spent a lot of time just talking to my fellow volunteers, or listening to music while working on stories. It was sometimes good that it was so quiet, since I’m not the best with working with people, but I also wanted to work with people to prove that I could work with people. A couple people would walk in every once in awhile, but a lot of the time, and would spend my hours just keeping watch, or organizing the things around me. Which I suppose is what I’m best at. I like organizing and learning the behind the scenes of how things work. It’s nice being on the other side of the desk and telling the customers what they need or helping them out. Luckily I didn’t have to deal with any problematic customers. Everybody was really nice. I would spend each day talking to them and it was fun. A lot of volunteers were over 60 and they had many stories about art or college and sometimes had really good advice. They would also listen to what I had to say, which was great. Usually people don’t listen to the little kid, but they seemed to know that I knew things that they didn’t know, and they knew things I didn’t know, so I feel like we all learned a lot from each other. I also learned how to overcome my fears of human interaction. Being in customer service, I had to talk to customers, and even if I would mess up, and didn’t feel too bad about it, and was able to fix anything that needed to be fixed. It was good not being so afraid and then getting used to it that instead of being chosen to take calls or talk to people, I would volunteer or just jump right in, and show people the ropes. I didn’t really realize it at the time, but I am very proud of myself now. Especially doing it on a daily basis. It was something to do besides just keeping watch. I feel like this will help me a lot, because not only am I not afraid of talking to people, which is kind of a must in the real world, but it taught that no matter what my fears, I can get through it. Sometimes with people helping, sometimes even all by myself, because I won’t always have a person or a rule book telling me how to do something, and sometimes I need to learn how to ‘close the window blinds’ all by myself, and I have a feeling that I can do that. It may be hard at times, but I have faith that I can be able to do things, even if I’m all alone. It’s interesting. I thought taking this internship would just teach me how to answer phones, but there was a deeper lesson in those phone calls.