The participants at Sutter Senior Care were quick to let me know to take my talking elsewhere. I was visiting Mariana Sánchez-Valdez (9th grader in Mac’s advisory), and may have been talking a little too loudly during BINGO. Mariana later explained that BINGO time is a very serious time at her internship site. Aside from … Continue reading A Valuable Time
For an advisor, it is a huge feeling of accomplishment and pride when we see our students doing well after high school. I had the pleasure of working with two advisories, from 2005 - 2011, before I took on the position of internship coordinator at the Met. Mentor, Ruby Ávila, is an alumna from my 2nd … Continue reading The Intern Becomes the Mentor — 2
When I first heard about Noah Molina’s internship, I was not sure what to think. I had all these preconceived notions of what his experience must be like. My initial thought was, “They must be having him do clerical work. He cannot possibly be MAKING shoes.” It is not that I believed Noah was not … Continue reading Noah Knows Shoes
Approximately 8 million specimens of insects surrounded me during my visit to the UC, Davis, Bohart Museum of Entomology. Fortunately, they were all dead, with the exception of a few monstrous looking walking sticks, a tarantula, and other large insects that look more like animals and not insects. (If you can make eye contact, they … Continue reading Bugging Parras
I had the pleasure of visiting one of my Spanish students at her internship. Lola Patty, a senior at the Met, interns for CalTrans Aeronautics Division. Before she landed this fantastic internship, Lola had zero luck finding something in the field of engineering, a field that she is passionate about and plans to pursue after … Continue reading ¡Lola, la futura piloto!
During his senior year at the Met, LaFonzo Ross interned at Our 2nd Chance, a thrift store in East Sacramento. During his time as an intern, LaFonzo became very familiar with the business side of things, was a hard-worker, and his mentor took notice. He acquired a job at the thrift shop during non-internship days, … Continue reading The Intern Becomes the Mentor — 1
When I walked in to Cake Castle, I was first greeted by a delicious aroma of cake. I thought I was going to die, being that I have been trying not to eat so much sugar lately. I quickly asked for Steven Stephenson, 9th grade intern, so as to keep myself from buying a cupcake. … Continue reading King of the Castle
As soon as I walked through the doors of Yovana’s 3rd grade classroom at Ethel I Baker Elementary School, a student asked, “Who are you?” No “Hello,” no “Nice to meet you,” but a “Who are you?” Leave it to a small child to ask what they really want to know. I found it refreshing! … Continue reading That’s Ms. Yoyo to you!
Most students have heard me say, “Double check the address,” before leaving for their shadow day. I did not follow my own directions on May 2nd, the day I went to visit Zauna Nuru-Bates. I ended up in the McKinley Park neighborhood, knocking on a door that belonged to a woman who appeared to have … Continue reading Jr. Director of Awesomeness
Who wouldn’t want to spend their Tuesdays and Thursdays horsing around? (Get it? Horses. Horsing around. 🙂 ) I had the pleasure of visiting Amanda Hazen at the Horse Plus Humane Society. Getting there was quite the trip! Her internship is in Newcastle, about 45 minutes outside of Sacramento. There were a few windy roads, … Continue reading The Horse Whisperer
Learning Through Internships 