I feel that I have a more clear goal for the future after internship. Over internship I developed an interest in transportation that I want to move forward with. I hope to get an internship with a job such as a traffic engineer next year to see if this is the right path for me. If it is then after high school I will go to a college that offers the courses I need to pursue this goal.
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I made a contribution to my workplace through my research. I found articles and research that I annotated. An example of this is statistics on how people feel about the new Transnet plans that I found and wrote down. I also helped with other tasks such as collating and organizing papers. My work as an intern was very educational. I have learned a lot about the job of Mayor and how local government works. I also got to learn more about local policy and what is happening in my community. I feel more prepared if I go into politics and I also feel that I better understand current events. Internship has made me much more aware of what is happening in politics. It has inspired me to become more involved in what is going on in my community. I feel that I better understand life outside of high school now and am more prepared to understand the world.
I am doing my internship with the mayor of San Marcos. I expect to do many different things in a typical day. It seems like there are many different unique tasks. I am expected to always be on time. I need to dress professionally in business attire. For career day I met with the mayor to discuss what the plans for next week were. I also got my first assignment, to do research for her.
During this internship I have used a lot of self advocacy because the mayor is extremely busy. My schedule is different every week so I do have to text and email with my mentor over the weekends to plan the upcoming week. Each day we meet somewhere different and I need to confirm times for meetings and social events. As assignments are completed I seek out new instructions.
My project so far has been to do research on SANDAG and Transnet. I have made a list of quotes and annotated some articles so far. I will also take detailed notes during some meetings that my mentor can't attend.
My mentors job title is mayor. She started her career as a politician as an activist who decided to run for office. A typical work day varies a lot. There is a lot of meeting with people and groups to discuss policy's almost every day. On the day of big meetings that could take up most of the day. Communication is one of the most important parks of this career.
My first impressions of internship is that it is very busy. There is something new to do every day. The city hall offices and building all felt very large when I first saw them. I got to see the room that meetings are held in and watch a meeting on the second day. It was interesting to see how the meeting are held. I was surprised by all of the procedures involved in a meeting. I am exited to see more during the rest of internship.
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