On my Way to greatness

There are many things that come to mind when I think of my internship. I mainly think about were I am headed, how well I will adapt to a new environment, and if I will succeed with the skills that I have been taught from year up. Anxiety's are natural for me have, but I always manage to do well in situations like this. There are so many helpful skills that I have learned from Business communications, and C.N.I.T classes, It is hard to say which skill I will be showcasing first, hopefully it is all of them. Year Up has taught me how to work well in many different environments whether it is in a group, in pairs, or working individually on our own. For me personally, I prefer to work in a group of people, therefore if I have any questions, or if I get stuck on something, I will always have someone to ask for assistance. I also learn better in groups. No matter how much of a challenge this internship may be, my main goal is to gain experience, and to gain more skills. Other than that, I am excited, and I cant wait to see how everything may come out.

Back to yearup

In another few weeks, year up students will be preparing for their 6 month internships at a major company around the Bay Area. But most people are not prepared to face the discipline and hard work that we will have to take in these next few weeks, but I have faith that we will all succeed to the limit. The break has just threw us all of

New years

Many people seem to always have a magical new begging for the new years. That seems very silly to me. I always thought that the habits you had before, are the habits you will carry if you dont take the initiative to change them on your own, not because of a new yea. Yes new years can be a new year for changes, but not for miracles.

Tradition

When you think of the holiday's, you automatically think of the many traditions that different families share. My family;s traditions have been the same for many years. The only thing that has changed for me is the fact that I have moved from Santa Cruz to the Bay area. All we do as a family is meet up, eat dinner, and share and open presents. that has been the way of holiday life for many years.

Internship readiness

Internship readiness means many things. A person who fits this description has three things. Professionalism, mannerism, and confidence. During the last two modules,  Year up has prepared my colleagues and I to practice these three main things . The staff has provided us pro skills classes , business communications, along with tech classes. They not only provide the space, but they also provide the tools in order for us to be successful. For me professionally, I plan to show all of these great qualities that I have learned from the previous modules. It is essential for me to be an example for the rest of my colleagues. I will show up on time, participate during class activities, and complete and turn in quality work. These are the main factors of what my success will be.

The unwanted

What does a job mean to most people? to be truthfully honest, it means nothing more than a unwanted position that they have to keep in order to receive a salary. It is nothing more than the money that the person may need. I have never held a real job title, but there are many titles that I have had to take on in the past that I absolutely hated. These titles include working as a volunteer for a 3^rd grade class, volunteering at a home for elderly people, and babysitting for certain people. Even though all of these things were not things that I wanted to end up doing, they still helped shape me into the person I am today. All of these jobs include huge responsibilities, but the job that had the most was when I baby sat for other people’s children.  You have to keep your eyes open all of the time. Just you being there is a responsibility, because young children are very adamantine. 

Fight the Hunger

How many times does the average person have to worry about food? Beings that the U.S is in a financial crisis, there are a lot of uncertainties about were the next meal may come from. It’s another thing for an adult to worry about necessary needs in life, including how to pay the bills, and shop for food, but the people that really have to carry that burden in the U.S are the children. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,  17.5 million family’s lack the resources to provide the needed amount of food for everyone .  There is also an additional amount of 6.5 children who have experienced the disruption of eating normally, due to the lack of food. Most of this activity is shown in African American, and Latino communities, 1 in 3 children spend the day without eating a good meal. These results are shocking and epidemic. Although these things are happening, there are ways that it is being prevented. The nonprofit group Feeding America has over 200 food banks around the U.S, They are giving out meals on a daily bases. There are many ways that we as a society can contribute to this problem. We can easily give our time to the local food banks and volunteer, or we can go to our local soup kitchen and see the action up close. It is not going to change unless we take the initiative to strive for better. If you would like to know more, Here is a link to the article.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/us/cnnheroes-hungry-children/index.html?hpt=hp_c1