July | 2018 | F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Week 7

In the lab, people working in teams or independently all depends on the specific task. Because we all know what other people are up to, it’s typically a high collaborative work environment. There are menial tasks such as creating and distributing fly food into small vials that we all pitch in for. I’m getting training…

Week 5

Over the past week we have opened Chicago and started tech for both The Amazing Tale of the Overnight Backyard Adventure and Far Away. We are also in the middle of designing a theoretical production of The Ghost of Lote Bravo. If anyone gets a chance to either see or read this play I would…

Halfway Through!

I am just about halfway through with my internship and that is reflected on my task list. I have finished many of the smaller projects assigned to me and I am making progress with the bigger projects. Last week, I had a meeting with my team to talk about projects. I mentioned that one my…

Week 5-DeacLink

Interviewing is one of my most difficult task as an intern at DeacLink. It also is my biggest project because I must interview several alumni by the end of this summer. I thought that majoring in communication would help ease some awkwardness that comes with the territory but I was wrong. Although, the more I…

Week Two: This is Crazy

Hi everyone, I have now come to the conclusion that you could not pay me any sum of money to join the armed forces. All of the stories of PTSD and the mental disorders that resulted from the service that I hear from the veterans has really made me think long and hard about the…

Building 7.1.18-Payton Calvert

This week marked my third week here as an intern. I have been making progress with letter writing and obtaining biographical information. I have been surprised by the cultural difference that extend to many aspects of everyday life. Visiting an African country, I knew before that many cultural differences would be present but I wasn’t…

Week 7 at RMHC

And here we are after another successful week of interning! We’ve been having a dangerously intense heat wave in Chicago for the past couple of days, so I apologize in advance for any incoherancies that may be caused by excessive heat exposure – the heat index is 100 degrees with 69% humidity… excuse me while…