Project based learning in general has made it a smooth transition to work on projects in my office. I just learned how to manage and complete projects all four years of high school which is how that transferred over. The projects are similar because they deal with real world issues and topics, but differ due to the work environment and the fact that I'm doing it independently. I actually like managing myself though and being able to have my own assignment as opposed to having to work in a small or large groups and divi up jobs and responsibilities, because usually that's even more difficult to manage rather than just being responsible for you.
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Some challenges I've had this past week involved wrapping up my college class while also trying to schedule multiple events at my internship including scheduling interviews with people who can provide a more professional opinion to assist me on my project, scheduling my presentation for the office, and continuing to do through research. To balance it all out I've created digital and printed calendars, posted notes and reminders in my office to make sure I stay on track and don't forget the appointments for interviews I have scheduled, and now that my college class has wrapped up I'm sure that'll be a large contributing factor as well. My mentors and co-workers have supported me just by being available to talk to, after awhile the reading and writing up information for my presentation does get a little mentally tiring, because reiterating the information in my own words and writing can be a challenge. But they're all very friendly and it's nice to have a casual conversation in between working about TV shows or current events in between all of us working on our own very fast-paced projects, cases, scheduling/management, etc. I am glad I chose to come back though because they've been very flexible with me leaving early for class, and have made the materials I need to create a strong presentation very accessible, including setting me up on their computer and email system, giving me contact info. for professional and legal insight, and working with me to schedule a presentation date.
This is my second time interning at this office, so I have the same co-workers and the same building/workspace etc. I enjoy all of it just as I did last time. The people that work here are all very friendly and work well together in order to make sure everything is organized, planned, and scheduled. My job and plan is to make a similar research project to what I did last time. Being a research project, research binders, and a presentation for my office at the end regarding legislation specifically involving climate change and human rights. I’m excited to continue to build off of the project I created last time and “follow up” on my research. There’s not much I’m worried about because I am well-adjusted and prepared because of my previous similar experience; other than now I have the stats class on my plate as well and have decided to study in my free time at work. As for skills that I’ve been taught here at this internship I’ve learned how to write and research significantly better.
For my internship I'll be returning to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. I chose to come back here because I'm going to make a follow up research project that continues where my last one left off. The project is about climate change & human rights. My mentor is Chris Frahm and I'm excited to return to the office where I know my co-workers and mentors well and continue the work on my project. I'm worried about balancing my college class as well as the internship while also planning all of my college stuff for class registration and orientation.
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