The experience I gained from this internship has made me consider my college path by making me think more about the classes I want to take in college. I know I want to major in something related to the medical field such as biology or chemistry but I also want to take classes that have to do with speaking with people. I still want to develop my social skills because I saw a lot of communication and collaboration involved in this career. I would like to do this so I can become more prepared for this career. I learned a lot about Japan’s healthcare system as well as culture and words. It was a blend of learning new things and reconnecting with my heritage while being completely immersed in Japan. My internship didn’t end after my hours. Even on my weekends, I was still on my internship. This taught me how to be independent and advocate for myself. I think it has helped me feel more prepared for living on my own, especially for college. I also wore nice clothes and spoke professional Japanese, which I prepared for by practicing at home and taking notes. I also made sure to work on my blog posts, internship project, and POL. I observed how kind and patient my colleagues were to each other and to me. I definitely want to be more kind and more patient. I want to be as welcoming as my mentor and colleagues were to me. Overall, I had a great time at this internship and I am very thankful for this opportunity.
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My internship project is the next issue of the monthly hospital newspaper. I interviewed a local musician for the newspaper and worked on the article about him. Since this issue is for next month, I do not have a copy of the final version but I have a copy of a previous issue to give an idea of what it will look like and took pictures of the draft I worked on.
The project was important because I helped with a real newspaper that people read every month. This newspaper is delivered to patients by the clinic and hospital to provide health resources and information about the local community. It was important to me because it was an opportunity to learn about the “behind the scenes” work that is connected to jobs relating to healthcare. First I discussed with my colleagues the plans for the next issue. They brought out older issues and explained how it was important to take pictures and arrange the sections carefully. I asked my colleagues about the person I was interviewing so I could prepare interview questions related to his career. Then I met up with the person I interviewed with my mentor and asked questions while taking notes on my notepad. When I met up with my colleagues again for the newspaper, I discussed my notes in Japanese and worked together to write the article. Click here to see my POL. |