The big Ideas that I take from my internship are:
Develop good people skills for work.
Get into a college that is right for me.
Choose a major that is right for me.
Be able to get a good career.
Try to get as much experience so that when the time comes when I need to get a job, I will be well rounded.
I plan to take up as many problems as I can this semester and be successful in solving those problems.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Blog Post Internship FINAL WEEK!!! #1
I appreciate how helpful the internship experience was towards expanding my expectations for college and work. Thankfully there were people that gave me insight into college. Herold, Mr. Berrian, and other adults gave me tips and new expectations to how the adult world works. It seems that a lot of jobs are hard to find now and days. Thanks to the adults I have worked with, I have learned that the more education and experience, the better my chances are at getting a job.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Internship Days 11 and 12/ Blog post Week 3 #2
Blog post Week 3 #2:
The Mentor interview went well. I kept my cool, although when I began I was extremely nervous. But in the end it all worked out. We talked about college, and I was able to hear about his goals. He had originally wanted to go into Herpatology, but life, he said, provided him a different path. He went into Entomology. One of the quotes he used as advice was "Follow your Bliss". I like how he discussed the important for getting into a job that made life worth while.
The Mentor interview went well. I kept my cool, although when I began I was extremely nervous. But in the end it all worked out. We talked about college, and I was able to hear about his goals. He had originally wanted to go into Herpatology, but life, he said, provided him a different path. He went into Entomology. One of the quotes he used as advice was "Follow your Bliss". I like how he discussed the important for getting into a job that made life worth while.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Internship Days 9 and 10/ Blog assignment Week 3 #1
Internship Day 9:
Tuesday. Another seminar day. I went to work early and continued on my work from last week. When it was noon, I drove back home, had lunch, and went to school. The seminar was ok. I met up with people and chatted about their internship. It appeared that the difficulties of internship are setting in; Boredom, hard work, etc. Although this gives everyone an opportunity to get motivated for the last 2 weeks ahead (internship ends on the 28th)
Internship Day 10:
I went to work today (Wednesday), and I am glad that the drawer I am working on is almost done. I had to sort through some weird specimens, some of the jars and labels were messed up, and I could have easily mixed up different bugs (some vials contained more than one species). Luckily I got through ok, and chatted with my friendly colleges at the workplace.
Blog assignment week 3 #1
This is the main entrance. I go through here everyday so it is a major characteristic of where I work.
My workplace. This picture is a panoramic shot of the work room, and has the view of the equipment used during my work.
Tuesday. Another seminar day. I went to work early and continued on my work from last week. When it was noon, I drove back home, had lunch, and went to school. The seminar was ok. I met up with people and chatted about their internship. It appeared that the difficulties of internship are setting in; Boredom, hard work, etc. Although this gives everyone an opportunity to get motivated for the last 2 weeks ahead (internship ends on the 28th)
Internship Day 10:
I went to work today (Wednesday), and I am glad that the drawer I am working on is almost done. I had to sort through some weird specimens, some of the jars and labels were messed up, and I could have easily mixed up different bugs (some vials contained more than one species). Luckily I got through ok, and chatted with my friendly colleges at the workplace.
Blog assignment week 3 #1
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Internship Days 6,7, and 9/Blog Assignment Post #4
Blog Assignment Post #4:
This internship is helping me to shape my consideration for the future and the paths I may take in the future. This is because I am learning from other volunteers about their college and career decisions. Many of them are unemployed and looking for work. They talk about their college experience and how they dealt with life growing up. This influences me greatly, as I see that there are a lot of challenges in store for me, but if I set myself in the right place, then I will be able to succeed with hard work.
Internhsip Day 6: I get back to work Wednesday. Today the work site is full packed with volunteers, and I find myself chatting with other volunteers in the middle of my work. Herold, the volunteer who was doing job searching in San Diego, chatted with me, and we talked about college situations and finding work.
Internship Day 7: Thursday. There are no volunteers today, just me and Austin. Different from yesterday, I worked through silence and felt sluggish, and time went by slow. Bugs and bugs and more bugs. Bugs. I listened to music but it hardly helped. I went home after work around 4:30 and discovered something; I felt successful and learned that when I am off... I am OFF! I felt so happy and relieved, and it felt like the weekend. One more day and the weekend will come.
Internship Day 8: FRIDAY! Herold came in today and we chatted about the job search, and more topics about college. To his discovery, the Job Fair that he went to only beheld 15 stalls if employers. Herold's struggle to find a job really influenced my outlook on getting a job, and I see that it is a tough time for people out there. I need to work harder if I want to be successful.
Working through the day, I felt weird, like the sorting bugs was a normality now. I felt bored at times, and even felt sluggish. But whenever I give myself a goal (12 jars a day, etc.) I feel motivated to get the job done, and two hours before, I began working more. When I got home, I felt great!
This internship is helping me to shape my consideration for the future and the paths I may take in the future. This is because I am learning from other volunteers about their college and career decisions. Many of them are unemployed and looking for work. They talk about their college experience and how they dealt with life growing up. This influences me greatly, as I see that there are a lot of challenges in store for me, but if I set myself in the right place, then I will be able to succeed with hard work.
Internhsip Day 6: I get back to work Wednesday. Today the work site is full packed with volunteers, and I find myself chatting with other volunteers in the middle of my work. Herold, the volunteer who was doing job searching in San Diego, chatted with me, and we talked about college situations and finding work.
Internship Day 7: Thursday. There are no volunteers today, just me and Austin. Different from yesterday, I worked through silence and felt sluggish, and time went by slow. Bugs and bugs and more bugs. Bugs. I listened to music but it hardly helped. I went home after work around 4:30 and discovered something; I felt successful and learned that when I am off... I am OFF! I felt so happy and relieved, and it felt like the weekend. One more day and the weekend will come.
Internship Day 8: FRIDAY! Herold came in today and we chatted about the job search, and more topics about college. To his discovery, the Job Fair that he went to only beheld 15 stalls if employers. Herold's struggle to find a job really influenced my outlook on getting a job, and I see that it is a tough time for people out there. I need to work harder if I want to be successful.
Working through the day, I felt weird, like the sorting bugs was a normality now. I felt bored at times, and even felt sluggish. But whenever I give myself a goal (12 jars a day, etc.) I feel motivated to get the job done, and two hours before, I began working more. When I got home, I felt great!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
INTERNSHIP DAY 4-5/ Assignment Blog #5
Blog assignment #5:
I have had some limitations in my internship involving motivation. There are some moments when I get bored and want to go home. Some timres the bugs don't interest me as much. Although my boredom can have a limitation on my work, the more I control it, and the more I deal with it, the more I learn about my ability to tolerance boredom in a future career. It prepares me to see that even though a job might be boring, it needs to be completed, especially if you need to pay the bills and/or support a family.
Internship Day 4:
Monday. I get back to work, starting off a new week. For this week I have another tray that I have to get through; same bugs, around the same number of jars. I begin.
Volunteers come in, and I meet a old lady named Fanny. She works on her project, sorting spider species. Everyone works quietly, and fortunately for me I remembered to bring my headphones (which are allowed), and use them to manage through the long day.
During lunch I explored for a cheaper place to eat. The Vollunteer Manager gave me a tip that there was a place called "Cafe at the Park". Luckily I found it and enjoyed cheaper and delicious lunch!
After work, My mentor informed me that I needed to input ours into the volunteer part of the museum website. When I went home I inputed all of the previous and present hours that I have done.
Internchip Day4 (Seminar Day):
Tuesday. I went to work, got through about 4-5 jars, and I 12:00pm I went home to grab lunch and go to school. My seminar started at 1:00pm, so I went and met up with my buddies and chatted with them about internship. It seemed like everyone was doing ok, if not better, on their internship. Cool Beans!
I have had some limitations in my internship involving motivation. There are some moments when I get bored and want to go home. Some timres the bugs don't interest me as much. Although my boredom can have a limitation on my work, the more I control it, and the more I deal with it, the more I learn about my ability to tolerance boredom in a future career. It prepares me to see that even though a job might be boring, it needs to be completed, especially if you need to pay the bills and/or support a family.
Internship Day 4:
Monday. I get back to work, starting off a new week. For this week I have another tray that I have to get through; same bugs, around the same number of jars. I begin.
Volunteers come in, and I meet a old lady named Fanny. She works on her project, sorting spider species. Everyone works quietly, and fortunately for me I remembered to bring my headphones (which are allowed), and use them to manage through the long day.
During lunch I explored for a cheaper place to eat. The Vollunteer Manager gave me a tip that there was a place called "Cafe at the Park". Luckily I found it and enjoyed cheaper and delicious lunch!
After work, My mentor informed me that I needed to input ours into the volunteer part of the museum website. When I went home I inputed all of the previous and present hours that I have done.
Internchip Day4 (Seminar Day):
Tuesday. I went to work, got through about 4-5 jars, and I 12:00pm I went home to grab lunch and go to school. My seminar started at 1:00pm, so I went and met up with my buddies and chatted with them about internship. It seemed like everyone was doing ok, if not better, on their internship. Cool Beans!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
INTERNSHIP DAY 2-3/ BLOG ASSIGNMENT week 1 #7
Blog Assignment:
I am surprised that the work was manageable. When I first went in, I didn't know what was in store for me. Going through my first week, I have seen that with a little effort, I can get through my work easily and correctly. I am also surprised that I got through my first part of the project assigned by Mr. Berrian, I sorted out a tray and replaced old jars filled with insects with new jars, moving each insect, labeling it, and putting it in its proper place (organized into bees, ants, wasps, or misc*).
Day 2 of Internship:
I drove to work, and got in early. 9:00 am is when I started my work and throughout the day I was able to replace 24 bottles from both yesterday and today.
During my work, there was a different volunteer named Herald. Volunteers come in and out on certain days, and today Herald came in. While doing work, we asked each other questions and as it turned out he was unemployed. Being a volunteer to keep busy, he was searching for jobs in San Diego. He had until March and if he didn't find a job by then, he would move back to San Francisco where he lived before and look for a job around there. He had gone to a UC school that specialized in biology and the sciences. I wished him luck in finding his job.
These bugs are so interesting! I have my process down... for some of the work. Every so often I look a little bit more intensely at the insects through the microscope, and I love looking at their eyes. The structure is just plane amazing, and I lose myself in the middle of my work, almost like I am in another world. Then I wake up and get back to work, discovering that I am in just back in the quiet room looking through a microscope.
Day 3 of Internship:
I get to work, and throughout the morning some of the volunteers get in. A lot of people were here on friday, and my mentor even took a picture of the 7-people filled room. It was a good sign that work was going to get done, and I even finished my first tray of jars (basically the first assignment)!
The work was easier, and I was able to identify the insects better, and move quicker to sort them out. I felt satisfied at the end of the day!
I am surprised that the work was manageable. When I first went in, I didn't know what was in store for me. Going through my first week, I have seen that with a little effort, I can get through my work easily and correctly. I am also surprised that I got through my first part of the project assigned by Mr. Berrian, I sorted out a tray and replaced old jars filled with insects with new jars, moving each insect, labeling it, and putting it in its proper place (organized into bees, ants, wasps, or misc*).
Day 2 of Internship:
I drove to work, and got in early. 9:00 am is when I started my work and throughout the day I was able to replace 24 bottles from both yesterday and today.
During my work, there was a different volunteer named Herald. Volunteers come in and out on certain days, and today Herald came in. While doing work, we asked each other questions and as it turned out he was unemployed. Being a volunteer to keep busy, he was searching for jobs in San Diego. He had until March and if he didn't find a job by then, he would move back to San Francisco where he lived before and look for a job around there. He had gone to a UC school that specialized in biology and the sciences. I wished him luck in finding his job.
These bugs are so interesting! I have my process down... for some of the work. Every so often I look a little bit more intensely at the insects through the microscope, and I love looking at their eyes. The structure is just plane amazing, and I lose myself in the middle of my work, almost like I am in another world. Then I wake up and get back to work, discovering that I am in just back in the quiet room looking through a microscope.
Day 3 of Internship:
I get to work, and throughout the morning some of the volunteers get in. A lot of people were here on friday, and my mentor even took a picture of the 7-people filled room. It was a good sign that work was going to get done, and I even finished my first tray of jars (basically the first assignment)!
The work was easier, and I was able to identify the insects better, and move quicker to sort them out. I felt satisfied at the end of the day!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
INTERNSHIP DAY 1 (Blog Assignment Week One #9
Description of day:
I woke up, got ready, and headed to the San Diego Natural History Museum early, and arrived around 8:30. Nothing was really open, and I waited for a bit until I saw some other interns waiting at the staff entrance. I entered with them and proceeded to the work place. I was really anxious about the work to come and I was worried that I wouldn't know anything.
9:30, work began for me officially. My mentor, Mr. Berrian, explained to me two projects that I could undertake. One was a project on sorting through a donation of an ant collection, and the other was continuing a sort through several ant, wasp, and bee specimens caught around 2009 in Point Loma. I chose the latter, and still nervous about how I would fare with the project, I began. I had several trays, dozens of jars in each tray, 4 to 6 vials in each jar, and a specific type of bug in each jar. Most of the work consisted of moving the bugs out of the old vials and jars, and placing them into new ones (the old jars had a pop off cap issue; in the heat the caps would pop up a little and all of the alcohol would evaporate. Also the old vials were too small and I needed to place them into longer vials), while at the same time making sure to double check the labeling for the correct species. My mentor had pointed out some of the issues with the labeling and informed me that the last volunteer working on the project might have mistaken bug species and misplaced them with different species all in the same jar.
Taking this all in, I was really nervous, and my first steps into the work didn't calm me down. My pace was slow, and my process was no good, I had to figure out visually how the vials should go, and as I worked I spilled alcohol in some places. I was really troubled on identifying the bugs in each vial. I would ask some questions when the bug did not fit the standards on the key my mentor gave me. With some help I was able to push through some vials, and get some jars completed. At the end of the day my mentor pointed out that my labeling was off at parts because of the marker I had used (we had printed labels, I had marked the back side of jar labels coordinating with the type of bug species in each jar. The label paper wasn't the right kind and the ink bleeded into the alcohol a little). Before leaving for the day, my mentor mentioned to me that in this week I am still learning some of the ways to identify bees from wasps, and that next week it would be easier for me to sort through them (10 minutes or less for each bug est.).
I left around 4:45 there-bouts, and I felt satisfied, like I did something important. Even though it was only 6 jars done today, hopefully it will be 12 jars or more tomorrow.
BLOG ASSIGNMENT POST week ONE, #9
The San Diego Natural History Museum's mission statement is:
"To interpret the natural world through research, education, and exhibits; to promote understanding of the evolution and diversity of southern California and peninsula of Baja California; to inspire in all people respect for the environment."
This impacts all of the employees, volunteers, interns, and visitors at the SDNHM because it is the soul purpose for the museum's existence; education. The SDNHM works not only to educate through its exhibits, but it educates everyone who works there, and the involvement in the museum extends all around San Diego, with projects going on in all of the fields. The Paleontology ward for example employs paleontologists to go around San Diego, working under a special law, to excavate fossils from pre-construction sites (if it wasn't for the specific law applying to construction sites, then fossils could be destroyed). The Entomology ward (this is the field I am interning in, Entomology), has entomologists that go into the field to collect and classify bugs, an entire room in the museum is filled with bug specimens filed away. The museum not only benefits the general public but leaves open the opportunity for scientific discovery and natural findings.
I woke up, got ready, and headed to the San Diego Natural History Museum early, and arrived around 8:30. Nothing was really open, and I waited for a bit until I saw some other interns waiting at the staff entrance. I entered with them and proceeded to the work place. I was really anxious about the work to come and I was worried that I wouldn't know anything.
9:30, work began for me officially. My mentor, Mr. Berrian, explained to me two projects that I could undertake. One was a project on sorting through a donation of an ant collection, and the other was continuing a sort through several ant, wasp, and bee specimens caught around 2009 in Point Loma. I chose the latter, and still nervous about how I would fare with the project, I began. I had several trays, dozens of jars in each tray, 4 to 6 vials in each jar, and a specific type of bug in each jar. Most of the work consisted of moving the bugs out of the old vials and jars, and placing them into new ones (the old jars had a pop off cap issue; in the heat the caps would pop up a little and all of the alcohol would evaporate. Also the old vials were too small and I needed to place them into longer vials), while at the same time making sure to double check the labeling for the correct species. My mentor had pointed out some of the issues with the labeling and informed me that the last volunteer working on the project might have mistaken bug species and misplaced them with different species all in the same jar.
Taking this all in, I was really nervous, and my first steps into the work didn't calm me down. My pace was slow, and my process was no good, I had to figure out visually how the vials should go, and as I worked I spilled alcohol in some places. I was really troubled on identifying the bugs in each vial. I would ask some questions when the bug did not fit the standards on the key my mentor gave me. With some help I was able to push through some vials, and get some jars completed. At the end of the day my mentor pointed out that my labeling was off at parts because of the marker I had used (we had printed labels, I had marked the back side of jar labels coordinating with the type of bug species in each jar. The label paper wasn't the right kind and the ink bleeded into the alcohol a little). Before leaving for the day, my mentor mentioned to me that in this week I am still learning some of the ways to identify bees from wasps, and that next week it would be easier for me to sort through them (10 minutes or less for each bug est.).
I left around 4:45 there-bouts, and I felt satisfied, like I did something important. Even though it was only 6 jars done today, hopefully it will be 12 jars or more tomorrow.
BLOG ASSIGNMENT POST week ONE, #9
The San Diego Natural History Museum's mission statement is:
"To interpret the natural world through research, education, and exhibits; to promote understanding of the evolution and diversity of southern California and peninsula of Baja California; to inspire in all people respect for the environment."
This impacts all of the employees, volunteers, interns, and visitors at the SDNHM because it is the soul purpose for the museum's existence; education. The SDNHM works not only to educate through its exhibits, but it educates everyone who works there, and the involvement in the museum extends all around San Diego, with projects going on in all of the fields. The Paleontology ward for example employs paleontologists to go around San Diego, working under a special law, to excavate fossils from pre-construction sites (if it wasn't for the specific law applying to construction sites, then fossils could be destroyed). The Entomology ward (this is the field I am interning in, Entomology), has entomologists that go into the field to collect and classify bugs, an entire room in the museum is filled with bug specimens filed away. The museum not only benefits the general public but leaves open the opportunity for scientific discovery and natural findings.
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