Progress

 

In the past couple of weeks, various changes within my internship have occurred. In my last post, I mentioned that my special project was going to be a short documentary of the people IFSI has served. Before making much progress on that project, my mentor asked me to switch my project to create a volunteer database that would be more practical and useful for the organization. My role has now changed from Adult Education Fellow to Volunteer Coordinator with this project. So far, I have looked at the current process of recruiting volunteers from local high schools, colleges, and other organizations to create a new volunteer protocol. I have aggregated the data of our current partnerships into the new database while setting up meetings with potential partnerships. Apart from this, I have been a part of increasing the Spanish sector of the organization by ensuring that all information is translated and accessible to those that need it, increasing the number of Spanish speaking volunteers for our students, and reaching out to Spanish speaking communities to inform them of our resources. Overall, my project has taken a completely different approach, but I am excited to see the final product.

 

On another note, I have found much comfort in my daily routines. Waking up in the morning, hopping on the train, getting to work, working on my special project, helping people throughout the day, and cooking in the evening have all made living in the city an incredible experience. Although I am at work the entire day throughout the week, I try to explore new places in Boston on the weekends. While it may be difficult due to COVID, I usually stick to outdoor activities such as taking a walk by the Charles, walking to Fenway, finding a new bookstore, going on a picnic with people in my program. My program is halfway through, so I am making sure I take full advantage of the opportunities that the city has to offer.