I have now entered my second week as an intern with the Anne Arundel County Extension Office. This week was full of exciting activities and projects for me! I created goals I hope to accomplish during this internship this summer. One goal I have is to strengthen my communication skills. I tend to struggle with communicating my ideas from time to time. During my 10 weeks with UME I will be given ample opportunities to challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone when it comes to communicating. Another goal I have for myself is to create my own small home garden with the field experience and knowledge I gained during my time with UME. My main goal with this internship is to have fun and gain as much experience and knowledge as possible!
I started this week making the necessary edits to the Anne Arundel County Fair Book for 2022. I felt confident completing this task because of the technical skills I gained during online school. I have mastered the skill of using Microsoft Word and Adobe to make edits and format documents. This project was challenging due to an outdated version of Word, but I was able to figure it out and format the document properly.
I also wrote an article for the monthly Newsletter. This article explains different ways high school students can become involved in agriculture. This article was fun to write because I used prior communication and writing skills I gained from coursework at the Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) and applied them to my work. Communication is an essential skill in career readiness because it is the only way you will be able to convey ideas and what you are thinking. I strengthened my communication skills through a communications course I took at the IAA. Communication is a skill that can always be worked on. I feel that the experiences I will partake in during this internship will allow me to become a better communicator.
This week I was given the chance to visit Gambrills Flower Farm. They have so many beautiful flowers to look at. I walked through their greenhouses and observed the flowers and plants they were growing. I saw the strawberry field and how well those crops were producing. There were many career readiness competencies I practiced during this visit, but I found myself practicing professionalism most often. Professionalism is important when it comes to career readiness. This internship will provide opportunities to strengthen my professionalism to be ready for the workforce!
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