Week #1 Questions

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Please post your answers on your blog by this Friday, February 2.

1) What were your first impressions of your site, your mentor, your co-workers, the neighborhood, etc.? When you look back on this experience, what do you think you will remember most about the very beginning?

2) What did you do this week? What are some of the most important things you learned or discovered?

3) How do you feel about your roles / responsibilities at the start of your internship?

4) What has been your biggest challenge so far? How have you approached this challenge?

5) What experiences and opportunities are you looking forward to at your internship right now? Explain.

6) Please insert some photos of yourself at your site to help give me and your classmates a visual understanding of where you are.

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