Hi, my name is Katelyn and I am the Assistant Front of House Manager for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company‘s production of Free Shakespeare on the Common. My internship with this non-profit theatre company initially began in February; I was their Development Intern. Theatre has been a passion of mine since I can remember, but I had…
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So it has been almost 1.5 months since I have started my internship in the beginning of June, and I have 2 weeks left. Since so many things have been happening, I would like to focus on small parts. I will begin with a little introduction. What am I doing? I work as an Investment…
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While our class times may be set, we all have experienced the unpredictability of what your workload for the week could be from your classes. But now that its summer internship season this is your chance to use some of that predictability in a full time schedule to your advantage. I know I have used this new set…
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June 15 – Travel day I recently visited Bong, Nimba and Lofa counties, three of the 15 subdivisions in Liberia, for the first time. All my years in Liberia, I have only lived on the outskirts of Monrovia and had all my activities in the immediate surroundings of where I grew up. Visiting these new…
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More often than not when a task or project is assigned a minimal number of instructions on how to complete that given task or project is provided. This was something to which I had to grow accustomed. I am used to being given instructions and guidelines in order to understand what exactly I have to…
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Working with BCBG Max Azria Group, LLC has been such a great experience so far. This past month has flown by so quickly! Luckily, I have been able to learn so much in the short time that I have been here. Before I started my internship, I was worried that it would not be so…
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In early June I began interning at Karmaloop/PLNDR, the largest online streetwear retailer in the world. The company is based in Boston, right in Back Bay where I went to high school. I have always been interested in streetwear clothing, from supporting other brands to eventually starting one of my own, so you can imagine…
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The past few weeks at Cradles to Crayons have been mostly administrative and office work. During the summer, it seems there actually are less individual volunteers requesting hours. I found this very strange since school is out and I would have assumed they would had more time to volunteer but then I realized that throughout…
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You walk into your internship having no idea what it will be like. Half way through the summer you probably have a good idea what to expect each day. Some people love their internship but others aren’t as lucky. So what do you do when you don’t like your internship? 1. Take a bit and…
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