Week 3
Reflect on progress made on Senior Project during the break. Establish more specific goals for the the next two months, as specifically as possible. Complete the planning doc linked below.
So I have an internship, but I need to work out the details. And it isn't doing what I really want. But it is something that I would be happy with. It is at KitTea (https://www.kitteasf.com/), and I would be working in the cat room. I was thinking that I could research how animals can help people heal. When thinking about this, I was thinking about therapy dogs, and the benefit they can have for people with conditions like anxiety and PTSD. For my project, I could do a hypothetical redesign of KitTea with the knowledge I gained in my research. I would talk about improvements I would make and why I would make them (such as having trained service or therapy animals, a therapy room, etc). Speaking of research, I could look into the science of animals and human mental health - more specially, I am interested in looking into why therapy animals can be so incredibly effective.
This week - as in over the next two days - I will work on my other leads. I also have the opportunity to make a connection for Brianna, so I will do that tomorrow when I am actually awake. I will also try and hammer out details with KitTea to see if it is something viable.
Additionally, I have a training on Wednesday, so I will see how that goes and if that leads to an internship.
Update #1: Ms. Anderson said she might be able to ask/convince her friend to let me shadow her doing something on the Farallon islands. This would be an amazing and incredible opportunity, but I'm not sure its going to happen. This came about because we talked in class. We had a couple extra minutes at the end of class on Tuesday. I had been essentially denied at the Marine Mammal Center because several years ago they had received some less than excellent people from Drew and decided never again (or at least that is what I remember of the story). I preceded to ask Ms. Anderson if she knew of any other marine biology/marine science opportunities I could get this late, and that's when she said she would talk to her friend. (I thanked her for making this opportunity a possibility.)
UPDATE #2: The training/info session/thing went really well! It was at CPMC, where I could/would be volunteering. I would get the opportunity to shadow under nurses and shadow in the Emergency Room, both of which I really want to do in the future. I think having the opportunity would allow me see if these things are really things I want to pursue as a career. What if I can't stand the site of blood? What if I don't like the stress of the ER? But what if I love the fast paced environment of the ER? I guess I can only really know if I get "hired" for the internship/volunteer opportunity. While I would be starting to volunteer as soon I could be accepted, I would be able to pick up extra shifts during Senior Project weeks. While the shifts probably won't be in the department I got hired for, it would be an awesome opportunity for me to try new things.
Update #3: I was walking back to school sometime this week (I'm pretty sure it was Monday, because I had Starbucks in my hands on the way to school) when I ran into Ms. Ferrara. We talked while we walked, and eventually senior project came up. I told her about the KitTea opportunity, and she helped me flesh out my idea. It has officially been given an unofficial seal of approval from her.
Update #1: Ms. Anderson said she might be able to ask/convince her friend to let me shadow her doing something on the Farallon islands. This would be an amazing and incredible opportunity, but I'm not sure its going to happen. This came about because we talked in class. We had a couple extra minutes at the end of class on Tuesday. I had been essentially denied at the Marine Mammal Center because several years ago they had received some less than excellent people from Drew and decided never again (or at least that is what I remember of the story). I preceded to ask Ms. Anderson if she knew of any other marine biology/marine science opportunities I could get this late, and that's when she said she would talk to her friend. (I thanked her for making this opportunity a possibility.)
UPDATE #2: The training/info session/thing went really well! It was at CPMC, where I could/would be volunteering. I would get the opportunity to shadow under nurses and shadow in the Emergency Room, both of which I really want to do in the future. I think having the opportunity would allow me see if these things are really things I want to pursue as a career. What if I can't stand the site of blood? What if I don't like the stress of the ER? But what if I love the fast paced environment of the ER? I guess I can only really know if I get "hired" for the internship/volunteer opportunity. While I would be starting to volunteer as soon I could be accepted, I would be able to pick up extra shifts during Senior Project weeks. While the shifts probably won't be in the department I got hired for, it would be an awesome opportunity for me to try new things.
Update #3: I was walking back to school sometime this week (I'm pretty sure it was Monday, because I had Starbucks in my hands on the way to school) when I ran into Ms. Ferrara. We talked while we walked, and eventually senior project came up. I told her about the KitTea opportunity, and she helped me flesh out my idea. It has officially been given an unofficial seal of approval from her.
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