Almost to Internship

I'm anxiously waiting to start my internship,Everything i learned in Year Up will be displayed in my internship on my first day.My one question is what would you do if your manager isnt really managing you?They aren’t playing the role as a higher authority over you.I hope the environment i work in is friendly,social and positive energy at all times.I have a feeling my manager might have a very "blah"no attitude or any sense of humor and if so hopefully i can bring a smile out of them.I hope to put all my tech skills into play and learn anything i havent already or still put my software and hardware skills to action.My anxiety level is very high,because of stress and other concerns but once we make it to internship i feel that will all change.I plan to stand out as i do now with my bubbly attitude and smiley personality.I hope to get hired on and become an employee.

Enjoying Break Like its my Last!!!

1.2.3 I can breathe now.I'm enjoying break beyond belief.I'm very thankful for the extra time I get every morning to wake up, and not have to rush to the city.I have been a lazy bum all break but I  love it this way,I know when January 3rd, 2012 comes i wont be able to lounge around so why not enjoy my self now and without any worries.I'm at Starbucks doing homework and every one around me is studying and that is very motivating.I love the atmosphere here and I hope to always keep my self in these type of environments.I can't wait for our next break.I love Year Up.

The New Year is here.

My New Year is going to be amazing.Each 365 Days of it.I am bringing it in with clarity,love,dedication and positive energy.Today I feel a lot of anxiety because i know tomorrow its back to work and  hard work at that.I have made it this far in life with the support of God,My mother,friends and even strangers.I feel life isnt promise and that's why im thankful for this gift called Life.This year i stayed in for New Years and i went to sleep with no hesitation and i was so very thankful for that sleep.That was the best sleep that Ive had in a while.I cant wait for my Internship to start.This year is the Year for the unexpected to happen.Happy New Years!!!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is here and I feel  ecstatic about the upcoming New Year.I have been working out like crazy and taking a few nice bike rides along the coast.I his have been thinking about Year Up a lot and iam so thankful for this opportunity to shine and show my true potential.I have  been meditating and appreciating all the value that has been inputted into my Life.I just want to say thank you for the Year Up Class 7 and all of Year Up Staff for beng supportive and doing such a wonderful job at changing young peoples life.I appreciate everyone in my life.Merry Christmas!!!!

Internship Readiness

The qualities of someone who is internship ready are punctual; provides excellent work and gives there all at everything they do. I plan to demonstrate internship readiness by staying organized, speaking and performing with all there thoughts collected and gathered. I plan to remain professional and never get too comfortable. The changes I’ve started to make are spending more time out of Year Up to understand a concept or anything I need further explanation on. I take time out to connect with my teachers or any staff of Year Up to receive feedback and to know my strength and growth areas so I can work in those areas moving forward.

Good and Bad jobs

I started working my sophomore year in high school and it was a great experience. My first job was working at cold stone creamery  and I loved it for several reasons. The number one being I got to eat as much ice cream as I wanted and I love making customers satisfied. I learned a lot of skills that will serve me well on internship such as my communicating, verbal, and listening skills. My co-workers made work a pleasant place to come to everyday, because if you weren’t having a good day they cared enough to change that all the way around. I learned that the workplace can be a challenge and not everyone there will be fair but if you are true to yourself and seek help and ask your manager questions then you will get a lot further instead of staying on mute. My senior year in high school was a year of independent memories, by this time I’ve already had a few jobs and enough to collect work experience. I went on craigslist one day to look for internships for high school student with the search title being “Student Assistant, “well I  and cold and I landed the job perfect timing three months before high school graduation. I t was a funeral home in Berkeley California. I filed papers, made phone calls, and organized files. By far this was the worst job I’ve ever had because the energy in the building as really negative an d cold and I mean literally cold because on the bottom floor was the basement where the dead bodies were kept in a freezer. I didn’t want to go near that area but I had to a few times to get to the garbage and it was very uncomfortable. Although I didn’t like this job I learned a few skills such as, communicating with my boss and co-workers and how to be organized with my work and the people who would come in crying because they lost a loved one. I ended up resigning from this job because it made me miserable but I’m glad to say I’ve had the experience.

Diego Riveras Painting

September 17,2011 the citizens of America started their protest for something they strongly believed in. The movement is Occupy Wall street We are the 99%.Diego Rivera made a painting during the time of the Great Depression relating the two in similar ways. I Interpret his painting describing what is going on from the foundation working on up. I see a bank on the first floor on the bottom the platform, On the left hand corner I see a banker looking at some papers almost as if he is really into what he is doing. There is a guard watching the Ban Teller behind bars protecting him. On the right hand side I see citizens conversing and they loo rather wealthy from the style of their clothing. There is a metal Bar tool that is separating the two sections. The metal loos as if you wouldn’t be able to brea in between the two floors. Above that metal you are in the middle section ,where I see a police guard watching dead bodies in rows neatly next to each other and if they were alive they would be un comfortable because they have no blankets to give them warmth and I get a bad vibe from this section Depressing is the vibe. Going up there is a triangle shape glass ceiling with metal holding it together, this supports the floor above it where you see a train going across the bridge with citizens who seem to just be going on with life and not to pleasant with their situation and blind to what it’s really going on around them. The last Section of Diego painting is the first floor that sticks out the most because you see tall skyscrapers of the old modern day of Ney York when the Great Depression was going on as like today the similarities are the same between the two Wall Street Crashes. Diego Rivera’s painting is made very clear to me and what he is trying to get his audience to convey. He is speaking truth about what is going on during thr Great Depression through his painting without sugar coating it but with salt being the foundation of what cruel situation was going on.