Today was the first day of my internship. Going into it I wasn't entirely sure what my job entailed, and was pretty nervous. On the way there I only got lost once, which is probably a record for me. Those who know me understand that I have no sense of direction. When I arrived I was the only person under the age of 50. I soon found out my purpose of the day (it'll change) was to individually teach some of the elderly how to use technology (computers, ipods, phones, ect...). I went in with a lot of confidence, thinking about how easy my job was going to be, plus I was able to get a free lunch and a cappuccino so I had high hopes for the day. Well those high hopes were quickly shattered as I learned how frustrating it was to speak to a generation who did not grow up with the same technology as we did. I wanted to grab there shoulders and shake them until the information sunk in. It was nice talking to them when I wasn't trying to teach them how to use Google. I helped one of my older friend's Dave (age 70) buy a hammock because he decided he wanted to go backpacking in Morocco this summer. I also think that most of the staff (all mostly older) were not used to seeing one so young because I got a lot of stares, and when I moved tables to plug in my computer one of the elderly men sitting next to me got up and moved to a table near my new seat. The cleaning staff seemed interesting too. I could tell by the amount of times they came to my table and cleaned the same exact spot. In the end, I'm happy with the internship I received, because my favorite thing to do it to talk to people who have very different lives then my own. And I can positively guarantee these people have a lot of history and are willing to share and pass there knowledge on to me.
(Trafalgar Square)
Today was the first day of my internship. Going into it I wasn't entirely sure what my job entailed, and was pretty nervous. On the way there I only got lost once, which is probably a record for me. Those who know me understand that I have no sense of direction. When I arrived I was the only person under the age of 50. I soon found out my purpose of the day (it'll change) was to individually teach some of the elderly how to use technology (computers, ipods, phones, ect...). I went in with a lot of confidence, thinking about how easy my job was going to be, plus I was able to get a free lunch and a cappuccino so I had high hopes for the day. Well those high hopes were quickly shattered as I learned how frustrating it was to speak to a generation who did not grow up with the same technology as we did. I wanted to grab there shoulders and shake them until the information sunk in. It was nice talking to them when I wasn't trying to teach them how to use Google. I helped one of my older friend's Dave (age 70) buy a hammock because he decided he wanted to go backpacking in Morocco this summer. I also think that most of the staff (all mostly older) were not used to seeing one so young because I got a lot of stares, and when I moved tables to plug in my computer one of the elderly men sitting next to me got up and moved to a table near my new seat. The cleaning staff seemed interesting too. I could tell by the amount of times they came to my table and cleaned the same exact spot. In the end, I'm happy with the internship I received, because my favorite thing to do it to talk to people who have very different lives then my own. And I can positively guarantee these people have a lot of history and are willing to share and pass there knowledge on to me.
(Trafalgar Square)
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