Final Questions

Did you meet your goals?

What are the most important things you’ve learned?

the most important thing i have learn is that listing to some one is not that important as understnading. i had a very big misunderstang between the internship. i took her wrok in ring way and thats why after having that experince i tried my best to understand what other said. i think it was very important for me!


In what ways have your grown?
i have grown by talking professionaly, taking wrok serious, communication others, inviting people, and keeping the record!

What were the highlights of your internship experience?


If you can, describe a memorable moment or experience.

the first event i had... i learn the very first time to communicate people and to learn from them . i met so may artist and introdude iaac and us!

What challenges did you overcome?

the timing.. time was a big challenge for me. i had to give my mentor everything on time. she give me a less amount of time, and expects that i do my best. and i have always try to do my best!

What advice would you give a new intern at this site?

TO be on time, and be responcible...

What will you miss about your internship?

peolpe, from this tIME WE TRUAST EACH OTHER AND OUR REALTIONSHIP WAS GETTING BETTER.I WILL REALLY MIS THEM ALL. AND VERY THANK FUL FOR THEM TO SUPPORT US. I WILL DEFENITELY MISS THE DESK I ALWAYS SITS ON AND COMPLETE MY TASKS.

INTERVIEW

ARMA: What is your name?
NIKITA: This is Nikita Shivdasani.

ARMA: Where are you from?
NIKITA: I'm from Bombay, India.

ARMA: Where do you go to college? and for how long?
NIKITA: i went to college in Bombay, name Scotland for 4-years.

ARMA: Do you plan to go back to school?
NIKITA: NO, i haven't plan to go back.

ARMA: what was your major in college and what kind of degree you earn?
NIKITA: my major was advertising and marketing, i earned master's degree.

ARMA: Why did you choose this Field?
NIKITA: i found that interesting, actually my interest was towards it from the time i think of my future Carrier.

ARMA: why did you choose this job?
NIKITA: the thing i like about this job is event planing, advertising, and it was my back ground so i like this job.

ARMA: How long have you worked here?
NIKITA: i have been work here from last 8-months.

ARMA: what is your job title?
NIKITA: MY title is as a office manager.

ARMA: what do your duties include?
NIKITA: my duty includes, planing for an event, coordinating with the members about the event, and managing the mail list.

ARMA: what are some of the challenges you faced here so far?
NIKITA: yeah.. ummm... i do got challenges when there is an event, i have to look for every thing, there should be no mistakes, like we had last time, we were actually was not being able to arrange the food so it was a big challenge for me. these kind of challenges are always came.

ARMA: what is the best part of your job?
NIKITA: best part of my job is to meet different people from different back grounds, you learn a lot, you get ands on experience, and also how to work in a team.

ARMA: how has having an intern helped your company or organization advance or progress?
NIKITA: it has been helpful, It help interns tp learn as well as gives the company an opportunity to give company some ideas.


ARMA: what advice would you give to high school aged students?
NIKITA: i have so many things to say after having you with us.
* to take more responsibilities, learn more.
* know how to follow through you commitment.
* have to be sharp, you should know whats going on.
* learn fast, and do it correctly and quickly.
* you should have sense of commitment.
* GIVE YOUR BEST.
that's all i have to say about you all!

THANK YOU

questions for the mentor

Who do you want to interview?
* The manager of IAAC.

What do you already know about that person? (their name, where they are from, how old they are, what their job is...)
* her name and where shes from!

What do you want to know about that person? (how they got their job, where they went to school, how long they were in school...)

* i want to know, how they come into this feild, what are their future plans!

weekly vocabulary

2. Word / Phrase: depicted

Meaning:To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.

Context:His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber

3. Word / Phrase:condensed

Meaning:to reduce to a shorter form; abridge:

Context:My teacher always tell me to Condense my phrases into a few words, so it will be easier to understand.

4. Word / Phrase:Guru

Meaning: A dane teacher

Context: Dunring my internship i learn a lot of different Guru, such as kathak Bharatanatyam and more.

5. Word / Phrase:Proficient

Meaning:an expert.

Context: To be a surfer you have to be Proficient, because it could get really dangerous. You have to know it by heart.

Daily post April/29/2008

whhhoooooooohhh...
well today was busy as yesterday... we did alot of her work... for sure she cant even fonosh that work in 3 days that diana and i have done in 4 hours. we make packages, we find files, we print thousand of paers, we sperate papers, we glue so many things... and finally we make a perfect folder for her...... and that folders are the look of her dance ompany!!!

Daily post April 28 2008

HORRIBLE DAY EVER!
today was horrible. we had a lot to do... aloottttt to do... i start making copying of paper.. their machines are CHEEEAAPP.... it eats paper.. and my mentor was looking at me like i did that.. was keep making new copies of old papres... it was horrible... then there was some packages work.. and the whole day she dont even give us a time to look up..we wok on papers and packages. then, at five which is my leaving time she send me and syira to staples.. and stupid staples people make some problems and it took us till 6:30. we went back al the way to our internship again... and then back to subway.. damn i reached home at 8 and it was horrible.

vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase: elaborate

Meaning:to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection.

Context: i elaborate on my school work all the time.

2. Word / Phrase:emanates

Meaning:To come or send forth,
Context: light that emanated from a lamp; a stove that emanated a steady heat.


3. Word / Phrase:ventured

Meaning: An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.

Context:

4. Word / Phrase:exuberance

Meaning: joyful enthusiasm

Context:His pranks are youthful exuberances

5. Word / Phrase:enthralled

Meaning:filled with wonder and delight

Context:The magic show enthralled the audience.

Daily post 04/15/08

I didnt have to go to the internship today so i cover my two hours in school doing some of ms. aarti work!

Daily Post 4/14

Today the whole day we type.. type.... andddd typee!!!!!!!! and for tomorrow she sagian assign me to type... so the thing is that i have to typeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... damn!!!

Questions and Answers

How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
wel i do had some expectation from my internship, but so far, i didnt see any kind of changes in the wrok from what we start first.

What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
ammm... similarity are not etxaclty but yeh so many diffrences, envirnment is way different, its official, serious, there. and here in school is like playful, comfortatble and i think trustful. i just learn the exel stuff that i never used in my life!

What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
a serious relationship, like the one a boss and a worker does usuall.

What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
challenges yeah some times i did some wrong work that i correct them in very short moment, chalenges of fonishing the tones of workon time, etc

What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
yeah the home work, hey way of coming backto home isliek one and a half hour, and i felt my internship at 5:15 or 5:30 someitmes, so i get home at around 7 and its hard to finish all the hw at that time, so i am having some problems with hw.

What new things have you learned about New York City?
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I HAVE SEEN SOOOOOOO MANY RUDE PEOPLE....... THEY DONT CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER ON MANHATTAN THEY DONT EVEN SAY SORYY...RUDE PEOPLE!!!!BROOKLYN IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daily Post 04/10/08

well let me tellm ya i only have 3 days per week. so tahts mean i only go three days and i have three daily post every week.
well today was ok, my mentro wasnt there but she called me over 100 times to make sure that i was doing what she said. and believe it, i retype all the work for her...... CANT BELIEVE......................................

Daily post 04/8/08

diana and i am typing the stuff that is very stupid! we already have every thing printed, i hav no idea why we are typing 20 submissions again and again. this does make sence. any way we still have to type but thats doesnt make sence that some that we have already y we are typing it, y dont we just keep frowarding those paper or copy information from their website?

Daily post 04/7/08

we left school little bit late, but we reached on time at our internships. Prachi was there, and she was doing some of her work. we entered and start working at dance submissions. we organized them in different order, we select some to type their bios. and some Small works too! t the end i asked her if i can have Wednesday off, because i always have one day off, so i asked her if i can get Wednesday off. she said OK, SO ill go there tomorrow and Wednesday!

Weekly Vocabulary April 4

1. Word / Phrase:Exibition

Meaning:It's a place where people go to visual and talk about work of arts that people does. Mostly famous people go there.

Context: Last month we went in an art exhibition. there were pictures there and lots of people talking about the art of work.



2. Word / Phrase: playwrites

Meaning: a writer of plays

Context:last time some of my friends went to a playwrites. it was the pakistani bride.


3. Word / Phrase:essential

Meaning:absolutely nessacery

Context:education is very essential in life. Without it you nothing in life.

Daily post 04/3/08

i went to the office Little late because my mentor had an emergency and she called me to come. so i went and do some extra work. then after that we went to the guild gallery, there we had an art exhibition. we helped them to put on stuff, shalom and diana clean banners for them. and then the people start to come, and we come home them. we hanged their cots, etc. at 7:15 syira and i left for home and ll of our others Friends stay there to help them more!!!!!!!

Daily Post 04/02/08

all the same work we did that we always use to do it, and find contacts of hotels and motels of South Asian owners on Internet. so we can help the participants who are coming from abroad.

Daily Post April/1/08

yesterday my mentor told me to do the work from school. so diana and i stay in school and did her work, from 2 o' clock we check all the websites to find the south Asia owner of hotel and motels. so we helped our teachers in work. we set the hallway, check some papers, put grades on, etc. today was the best day ever!i had a lot fun in school with diana and work!

Daily Post March/31/08

today was a special day for me. i think so many misunderstandings have been murdered. Ms. Sheiren and Ms. Aarti came to my internship, and we talk about what happen last week. They talk and one by one so many misunderstanding abolished! i made a mistake in understanding to my mentor so she does. after all every thing become normal. and i would like to continue my internship with Prachi. Thank you Sheiren and Aarti, you make my way easier. thank you!
the whole day was as a normal day, we do work and thats it!

Weekly Vocabulary March 29

1.Word/Phrase: Film Submissions

Meaning: Applications that come with the film, name of director, format, CDs, synopsis, and check.

Context: Nikita asked me to add the film submissions for the Film Festival, update it and send it to Aroon and Somi every Thursdays.

2. Word / Phrase: PR Binder

Meaning: All the coverages that is related to IAAC are kept there and there is a PR binder for every year.

Context: Nikita asked me to made a PR binder for 2006.

3. Word / Phrase: Art Exhibition

Meaning: It's a art gallery where the work of various artists is displayed. People look at the work, admire them and purchase them.

Context: We attended an Art Exhibition that was held by IAAC where we helped out.

4. Word / Phrase: Book Launch

Meaning: Its an event where the author of book comes, gives interview to various TV channels, talk about their book and read part of their book!

Context: We attended a book launch and met the author Bapsi who wrote a book called "The Pakistani Bride".

5. Word / Phrase: Film Festival

Meaning: A Festival where films from various directors will be shown.

Context: Somi told us Film Festival is in November.

IAAC

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Daily Post March/26/08

Today was OK. no excitements nothing.
when we reaches there no body was there. Sunny went to 12th floor to get the keys. we open the door and entered. after a while our mentors came. We started to do the work that we suppose to do it. in the mean time my mentor send me out to give a package to some office. i went there and then came back. after this she assign me to do the dance critics contacts. i entered them and then the day finished.
i didnt have internship tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Daily Post March/24/08

The day start as always. When we arrive at our internship there were some people who just had meeting with Aroon. We all enter in room, and start doing what we supposed to do it. Every thing was perfect by the time Prachi came.

Prachi is my and Diana's mentor. when she came she send me to the library, which was fffffffffffaaaarrrrr away from our work place and then she send me in the office to parcel some kind of package... and that office was way Far away.

after i leave i walk for 35 minutes to get there and then return some books and went to the office! and then came back. In the mean time while i was out. Diana C, Shalom, Syira, Umer and Sunny were working there. Prachi didn't had anything to do, so she started to yell on all of them. what happened was that shalom was on the phone but she wasn't talking and syira asked shalom some question, and shalom respond. because syira

didn't knew it and she asked prachi started to yell. she just not yell on syira but others too! who gave her permission to treat us like this? what she think she is? She just a part time worker at IAAC, but she thinks shes the boss.

after i came, she asked me:
Prachi: where were you on Thursday?
Me: i had just an hour left so i decided not to waste my whole day, so ill cover that this week.
(fine even if i made a mistake, that's my first time and i already said her sorry more than 100 times, but she expecting more!!!! what else she wanted me to do???)

then she told me to cover my hour the way she want. that means if she told me to stay long, i have to. but this doesn't make sense. i asked her whos going to do my hw then? so she said I'm coming here because of you, i can do my work at my home. ........................... it means she really don't want us, the work we have done for here, she will never be able to do that. we have enter countless submissions, we emailed people, and a lot more work like this, that she never can do by her self.
now you tell me what should i do? i m working then that doesn't mean they will rule my life. i hate my mentor, even if shell change, i will never forget the things she said to me and my friends. i hate her, and she have no rights to talk with us like that... HOW DARE HER!!!!!!!!!! i have never seen or heard form my teachers talking with us like this... even if our teachers never treat us like this, who's she saying nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Daily post 3/19/08

TODAY WAS DISGUSTING!!!!

In the middle of my internship it was being OK, but now it becoming horrible again.
that's not fear to work there up to 6:30. seriously I am thinking to change my internship!!!!!!!!!!!
My Mentor in using me, i mean we are just covering our hours, why do i have to tsay for them. and she also said that if you are working more here, u dont need to count those hours.. i mean i cant count 30 minutes... this is so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. im the most unlucky person working with INDO-AMERICAL ARTS COUNCIL!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Vocabulary... March/18/08 (Tuesday)

1. Word / Phrase: Excel

Meaning: to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well

Context: we used exel to record all the submmision.


2. Word / Phrase: Submissions

Meaning: an act or instance of submitting.

Context: we recieved so many submissions every day!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Third Week Assignment

Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently. BE DESCRIPTIVE!










Begging of my first week, I never had any expectations of fun, but now every thing seems to be change. I just finish my third week and I am so happy to be a part of Indo-American Art Council (IAAC). So Far I don't have any complain about my mentors, as soon as we are trusting each other, we are being more closer.

On Wednesday, we had our first ART EXHIBITION, which was awesome. The students from our school who are in art decorate the whole area with different kinds of Talents. In the afternoon, all of us from dance and film festival arrive there too. We talk with different kind of people, we serve so many different kind of food and drinks. We all worked hard and make our mentors to trust on us! that was the only day for us to show them how much we care about our work, so we did as much work as possible for us.

After the event we came back home, but that was not it! Shalom, Me, Diana and Syira went to the subway, when we get there we realize our metro card credit was finished. we talked with the lady and request her if she can let us go from the emergency door. Maaannnn she waist our 15 minutes!!!! LOL!!!!!!!! THAT WAS FUNNNN!!!! than we took the wrong train and at the end finally shalom ask the train driver if he can tell us the right way, and guess what we took Shalom's picture with that driver. Then finally one by one we split and reached homes!!

THAT WAS THE GREAT DAY EVER!!! CANT WAIT FOR OTHER EVENTS!

Monday, March 10, 2008

Second Week Assignment part 2

What did you do during your second week?
During the second week, I worked more hard on the same tasks that i was assigned on last week. this time I had more entries and other work related to entries to take in. I had to be more careful of what i was doing.

How was it different than the first week?
* I had to do all the work by my self
* I took lots of submissions in
* I was responsible for all the records and coming up entries

What is something that you really like about the internship?
well, as soon as my mentor is trusting me, as soon as she being nice and helpful. Now the environment is much more comfortable from before.

What is something you dislike about the internship?
Nothing really!


Who else's blog have your read and commented on?
Syira, Nasir, Kate and Gisselle

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The End of the First Week of Internships

What is it?
It is a mixture of Indian culture that represent different kind of Indian events happening in United States.

What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?
This is a business in which they deal with people who wants to participate in different kind of festivals, specially dance. They ask People for their applications and then watch their audition videos.

Where is it?
It is in the Manhattan, 146West 29th St, #7R-3, New York, NY 10001.
Tell a little about your mentor.
My Mentor is Prachi who is basically a dance director, who works on dancer's positions. She tries her best into choose Indian dancers to represent their company and country.

What happened on the first day?
On the first day we set up some files, we works on to put all the brochures together. And then we check some electronic stuff to see if it works.

What kinds of things have you done so far?
I have email so many companies, organized all the records, take in so many dance entries from websites, typed so many letters and filled stuff.

What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)
I just have finish my first week, that week was very hard, i didn't expect that we'll going to do that much work. simply it was tough, but now every thing is seems to be under control.

One thing that is the most memorable moment is when my friends and i went down to find a place to buy lunch, it tool us a lot time to find it, we had FUN!

When do you leave school?
I leave school at 11: 45

How long does it take you to get to your internship?
It take me 1 hours and 15 minutes

When do you arrive at home?
I arrived home at 6: 30

What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)
I work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 1:00-5:00

Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)
My mentor Prachi and Nikita

Friday, February 15, 2008

February 15 Question

What did you learn in the junior internship seminar class up to this point?
i learn how to contro our crazzy mentors and to keep making up our place on place!

-What is your greatest fear about internship?
FEARRRRRRRRR.. not to do anything wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by mistake or maybe by accident!!!!!!!!!

-What is your greatest hope for the internship?
To learn and feel the experience that we all going to face in our futures!!!!!

-What is your internship site and what are you going to do there? If you do not know, what do you think you will be doing?
my internship site is about Indian festivals in America, im helping my mentor to enter submissions and finding contacts. also making up all the contects again, which she already have! (Simply cleaning up a mess!!!!)

-What will you miss about going to high school as you normally did for the last 2.5 years?
i will definetly miss the tired expressions, FUN!!!!! lucnh together. goinghome together. etccc... alot more cant list all of them..... school is every thing!!!!!