Ready For Internship

As I approach internship, I anticipate the kind of impression I will make on my manager and even my co- workers. I hope that the environment I work in is similar to both the environments I currently work in which are very relaxed but at the same time we get our jobs done. The type of manager I hope to work under is someone who is strict and direct, but at the same time understanding and fair so that I will feel motivated to stay on task and work to put a smile on their face.  I would want to show them that I am there for a reason and they could always rely on me. With what I know about my potential internship, I hope to perfect my communication skills as far as interacting with different types of people and enhance my knowledge as far as counting and using mathematics. I am excited and eager to go to my internship because I want to see what happens and what I get out of the experience. I know I will do great and I want to see how what I bring to the table as far as my quality of work, impresses everyone.

My Winter Break

I would like to start off by saying I really enjoyed my Winter break. A third of my break was spent working at my job outside of this program, but it was still enjoyable to help customers buy the gift of clothing for people they cared about. On Christmas Eve, I took an hour drive to my grandmother’s house on my dad’s side of my family. It is considered a tradition and was started when she first moved to that house in Stockton when I was five years old. My play sister Reysha (from class six), joined me and my family in our Holiday festivities and I was reunited with my brother Deandre (from class six), who moved out there in October. Another one of our traditions we kept up with being in my grandmother’s house was opening gifts with all of my family at midnight. On Christmas Day, I enjoyed a lovely church service at my grandmother’s church. Afterword, my family and I reconvened at grandmother’s house for a Christmas feast where we conversed among each other and watched basketball games. During the break between the holidays, I decided to dye my hair, though I wasn’t too happy with the outcome. I brought my New Years in at the pier watching the fireworks with friends. Overall, I feel I had plenty of time to recover and come back ready to work and get mentally prepared for internship.

Internship Readiness

Some of the qualities of someone who is internship ready are being respectful, positive, and dependable. You also must have good time management, be helpful toward others, be willing to take on new tasks, have good teamwork, have good leadership skills, be comfortable speaking in front of people, have great SLANT, and strive for the best instead of settling.

This module, I want to have better time management, enhance my code switching, and start striving for the best I can do instead of settling. I also want to improve my SLANT. To accomplish these, I will need to stop procrastinating, continue to work on my professional speaking skills, and push toward better work.

As far as energy, attitude, and organizational skills, I feel I must continue to keep up my energy and positive attitude the way it was when I first began the program.   I need to work on my organizational skills a little more, though it has gotten better. Lastly, I need to work on continuing to push forward instead of holding myself back when I make mistakes.

The Goods and Bads of My Job

The current job that I work for is the only job I had. Some of the responsibilities I had that was enjoyable were doing customer service, back stocking clothes, loading and shipping boxes, and some experience of doing cashier. Some of the responsibilities I had that I did not care for were breaking down boxes and taking out trash, refilling clothes on the sales floor, and handling the fitting room. What made the job enjoyable was working with my colleagues, and interacting with customers. What I did not enjoy was working with my head manager, and working on days when there were not a lot of customers because I would just have to sit there or act like I was fixing clothes that were already fixed. Talking with my head manager is very stressful due to the fact that she always has a lot to say. Even the simplest conversations or questions that require succinct statements end up being carried on for up to thirty minutes of my work time. Skills I developed from working there that will be useful in my internship are being reliable because anytime my managers needed me; they always knew they could call me in or ask me to stop what I was doing on the sales floor and help. Another is being respectful, which was a huge issue for me coming into that job but overtime, I developed it. From my job, I learned that the best thing I can do is just listen and follow what my managers had to say instead of trying to argue or find problems with every issue or piece of feedback or job that was given to me.

The Occupy Movement

Honestly, I don't really understand the occupy movement, so I cant make a good connection. What I see in both is that lower class people are struggling and trying to make a stand because they don't feel they are being treated fair. At the same time, the upper class are just ignoring what issues are being raised by the lower class, and moving on with trying to build over the problem. The people sleeping in the bank vault remind me of the people camping in Oakland. To me, it connects because both parties are being allowed to sleep in areas they're not supposed to be in. I think they were allowed to be there because they are both standing for something that obviously needed to be addressed. If the lower class doesn't stand up for themselves, they will continue to be treated unfairly, more people will lose assetts, and we will have a repeat of the great depression.

My Inspiration

One person that inspires me is Jazmine Sullivan. Her voice is uplifting to me, and pushes me to want to become a better singer. I feel we have the same singing style; which is R & B with a sort of jazz feel.  She also likes to give more creation to her songs by adding in riffs, runs, and half notes. Every time I heat her sing I feel an overwhelming burst of excitement through my body that causes me too yell out encouraging phrases or join in by creating a harmony. I also like to repeat notes or runs that stand out to me so I can practice and enhance my singing abilities. She recently let go of her singing career for the moment which upset a lot of people; that’s how I know I wasn’t the only person inspired by her work and creativity. My best friend is also inspired by her. We both listen and pick off of each other what we learned from her. I love the control she has with her voice and her range. I love how she can send chills through your body and make people scream and shout for more. In my opinion, she has one of those voices that make you sit back and really think about the meaning she tries to create behind her songs. I believe she is always going to be an inspiration in my life. Her singing is going to help me push forward and become the great singer I know I can be. Even if I don’t continue singing; her music inspires me to the point where I feel like I can do or be anything I want if I put my mind to it. It makes me feel like I can do better even when I feel like I am doing the best I can.

Community Essay

-members of my community range from kids from where ever between the ages of 7 - 17. we also let 5 & 6 year olds
-we all treat each other like family and look out for each other
-our membership is a choice. no one is forced 9 (unless by their parents), no one is getting paid to be there
-we work to give a good name for our city. our main aspect is running but we also host talent shows, we sell candy, we had a prom for our kids around the neighborhood, we help post signs around neighborhoods for city election candidates
-we have expectations for our runners as far as making sure their doing well in school, we hold study halls and you are removed from the team if we feel like we are getting in the way of your schooling or just not taking care of school priorities