POST 3 - MIDPOINT REFLECTION

1. How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
The internship have been very different than my expectation, at first when I arrived there, I was thinking that how my mentor will be, is she nice how is the staff will be, I also thinking how is the environment of office and school, but everything was very nice. I was also thinking that , I will go there and they will give me work , to do for 4 days 3 hour each, but it was different I am student intern there, I study there. but sometime I do work for them, they give me work to do I always do my work.All the staff or coworker they are very nice.
2. What is similar and different about the culture of your internship workplace environment compared to IHSL's school environment? Provide examples.
It is almost similar about the culture of my internship workplace environment it is like our school, there is a safe place, good environment, good peoples. the similar things about the internship that in there or in school every day I learn a lot new things and improving a lot in English, that is very good for me. The different thing I speak only English there but in school I
speak urdu with my friend. There are worker they are very responsible and active, but in school some time the student are lazy.
3. What new skills have you learned that you can apply at other jobs? For example, have you learned to become a better typist? If so, how and where could that skill help in the future?
The new skills that I learned I did prep for the regent that will help me to pass the regent, Now I am good in typing, that will help in the future. My internship help me a lot to grow.
4. What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers?
the relationship that I have with my mentor is very very nice, she treats us like a friend, I really like her she is very good, we talk about everything that we have to do, she also shares personal thing with us, she help us a lot, when I do not understand any thing she help me, she do cares us. She want I go to good college, she is helping a lot in every every thing. I love my mentor, I am lucky I got a such a nice mentor. the coworker they also very good, they are good with us.
5. How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
I am growing now I am interacting with other or adult, I do n,t feel shy like the beginning, I was very shy, now I am little confident. I am trying to interact with other peoples.
6. What kinds of communication skills have you gained? Specifically, how has your English improved since beginning internship?
The skills I learned are I have improve in English because I use only English at my intern site and also doing challenging thing that are helping me to improve.
7.What other kinds of skills/abilities have you gained so far? Think of the tasks you do and consider the abilities required to do those tasks.
Now I am good in typing, because I do every day.
8. What challenges have you have overcome and how did you do it?
The challenge that I faced there that was to interact with mentor or other people at first I was shy and did not talk talk to mentor, I do n,t ask any thing it was hard to ask, Because I did not know more about her, when I felt she is nice now I talk freely and ask every thing, when I need help. Now I talk to her.
9. How has the altered schedule affected you? How have you reorganized your time to make sure you are getting all your classwork done?
I am doYou have six and a half weeks of internship left. What goals do you hope to accomplish during the remaining weeks? Name at least twoing my all class work and home work in the home, my internship is not stop me to do work, my internship is helping me to grow.
10.You have six and a half weeks of internship left. What goals do you hope to accomplish during the remaining weeks? Name at least two
The goals I want to accomplish is that I want to pass regent, I want to know more about the college. I want to know how to graduate with good grade.
11.What new things have you learned about New York City as a result of being "out and about"?
The new thing that I have learned about New york is very good place for the job, there are peoples from different country.