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new internship: pros and cons
PROS
- I'm typing this on my lunch break because Chileans get almost two hours off for lunch. That's over a fourth of my work day. Score.
- I just got lots of free pamphlets and a free pen (you can never have too many pens)
- After reading all my pamphlets, I learned that this organization is kind of a big deal in Latin America...so hopefully it will look awesome on my resume.
- I can pretend to be a grown up and wear heels. We'll see if this gets old after lunch.
CONS
- I'm not getting paid. And unlike most students in DC, this is the first time in my life that I have ever consented to this, so I'm still trying to get used to the idea of slave labor.
- There are no other interns here, so I have to awkwardly hang out with my supervisor, who likes to talk about her husband and give me cooking tips.
- I will probably be bored out of my mind when I have to start doing real work.
- Chilean computers are crazy!!! I just spent ten minutes trying to figure out how to make an @ symbol. The keys are labeled, but the labels only correspond about half the time...and the other half, you just have to hit random keys and hope that you eventually find the symbol you want. I don't know how I'm going to be able to get anything done on a keyboard that wants to play hide and seek with me.
When I was in Israel/Palestine the keyboard had Arabic, Hebrew and English letters on the keys. Well some keys. I distinctly remember not being able to find the letter "s." A very important letter indeed. Not only that but you typed and it showed up from right to left and the letters weren't in the same place at all. It made getting online more frustrating then dial up internet. Good luck with that! Haha
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