AOITreneew2017

There weren't really any major problems or frustrations in my work. Having been on this trip once before, I knew what I was getting myself into. I also knew that whatever I did, would be helpful for Mark and Kelley since they usually did all of this stuff themselves. I did have trouble coordinating the donor list with the list of people who needed to receive thank you notes. It took me a very long time to get that issue sorted out but once i did it was smooth sailing.

As I said in my last post, I learned a lot about myself. I need to get better at learning to work on my own. I also need to get better at managing my time when I am sent to work on a task. This means that I need to stop procrastinating. There were a few times when I forgot about deadlines or put off my work because I could. This is something that I need to work on and change.

My internship has helped to enforce my career plans. I want to go into information technology management and I believe that this internship has helped me to learn more about what that may entail. I have also learned that working with your client is so so so important and making sure they are happy is my top priority. I believe that this is a career that I would really enjoy and be good at, so I am glad that this internship provided the opportunity to learn this about myself.

My duties have grown as I moved through my internship. This process has gone on for nine months so there has been a lot of growth and change happening regarding what my duties are. At first I was just in charge of the website, and then I gained more responsibilities by starting a remind and helping to create our sweatshirts for the year. I was also tasked with writing an article for our church news letter, and designing a postcard to send out to those who donated to the mission trip.

My main contribution to my internship and thing I am most proud of is definitely the website. I put a lot of hard work and long hours into the website and I had to deal with Weebly being spotty while in Bolivia. I loved creating something for family, friends, and potential new team members to see forever. I also had a lot of fun getting to know my friends more before the trip started when I collected information about them for the website. I really liked seeing it all come together and hearing the feedback from people about how much they loved it. That made me really happy and made my work feel worthwhile.

How is the internship meeting or not meeting your expectations/objectives and why? This internship was not something I had envisioned for myself. Due to my busy schedule this summer, I was unable to obtain an internship like some of my peers. This was difficult for me to come to terms with because I wanted something that would look really good on applications, such as SAS or Town of Cary. I soon realized that my internship still had a lot of value, even if I didn't feel like it did. I learned a lot about holding myself accountable and going off and doing work on my own. I may not have had the title I wanted, but I learned a lot of ethical skills that I will be able to put to use as a further my career.