Week 1

Sooo...my first day went pretty well. I showed up at the Day Center (DC from here on out) and Rachel (my boss) introduced me to everyone. On Tuesdays the Phoenix Children's Hospital runs a free clinic upstairs, so I met a LOT of PCH staff as well. I got a chance to sit down with Rachel and we went over what types of responsibilities I'll have, and I'm not gonna lie, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought for sure the title of intern would automatically grant me the luxury of starbucks runs, making copies, filing, answering phones, and all that super exciting stuff. The reality is that I'll be helping out with a ton of stuff, that I'll actually like! woo hoo!! I'll get to help with special events, volunteer recruitment, and lots of other stuff that I'm actually interested in. My personal favorite though...updating/maintaining facebook and twitter for HB. Um, you want me to play on facebook and tweet as part of my job? Um...yes please :). Obviously, that's not what I'll spend my entire day doing....I'm just saying :)

Alright, so part two of my day, we headed on over to TLP (DC & TLP are about 3 miles from each other). I get there and the staff wasn't expecting me. Apparently their boss went on vacation and forgot to let them know about the two interns that would be starting this week...oopsies! Needless to say they didn't really have a lot for me to do....but don't you worry, they provided me with entertainment..... One of the girls came in and had found a bag of pills that belonged to one of her roommates (the rooms are dorm style, 4 bedroom areas and a common area). Well, obviously this is cause for concern since drugs/alcohol aren't exactly on the list of "approved" items you can have in your room. So this sparked a full on room inspection, causing all the residents to freak out. All in all, it was quite entertaining, and I must report that the search did no disappoint. "Contraband" was found in one of the rooms. None of it worth expelling someone from TLP, but enough to embarrass the resident, and teach them to follow the rules :)

After all the excitement it was time for me to go home, and I was good and ready! The day went fabulously, but I hadn't been this tired in a looong time.