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Just Jacs
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Date Posted: 13:37:07 04/12/03 Sat
Hey there! It's great to be keeping updated on everyone's experiences through this forum. Thanks Rory! I recently sent out a mass Jacs update about my internship via e-mail to different friends and family members. Here's what I said:
Friday, April 11, 2003
I’ve never done this before because I know how completely impersonal it is, but this is indeed a mass e-mail. Sorry. It seems that everyone that cares about me is asking very similar questions about me and my internship, so I decided to send out a mass e-mail to save a bunch of time (it’s very scarce nowadays). J
So, the biggest question on people’s mind…..
Jacs, how is your internship going?
Pretty good. In all honesty, the adjustment has been difficult, but I think it will end up being very good. My internship is in Portland with a company called PS2 – Sign Enhancers, and my main mentor is a wonderful man named Johann Paoletti-Schelp. Last week I drove back and forth between Portland and Monmouth quite a bit, but this last week only a few times. A woman named Holly that works at Sign Enhancers has offered to let me stay at her house for a couple of days a week to reduce the stressful commute, so that’s a huge relief and a huge help. So far I’ve been doing a lot of observing. I’ve seen certified interpreters in settings that vary from medical situations to business meetings to alcohol/drug recovery programs, and even court. It’s been great to get a feel for what opportunities are out there in the freelance interpreting world. And, I have great interpreters as models…. all are certified, most are experienced, and many are active within the deaf community. I haven’t gotten my hands up to do actual interpreting much so far, but I’m hoping to do some real ‘hands-on’ work next week. My mentor, Johann and I had a great chat Wednesday night about what I wanted to get out of this internship. I now feel very confident that I will graduate ready to jump into the working world.
Which leads me to the next most common question…..
Jacs, what are you going to do when you graduate?
Good question! J With my education and background, it will not be difficult for me to find work; but finding what I really want to do may be a challenge. I plan to stay in the Portland area, and I would like to work at the company I’m interning for doing marketing, product development, and workshops. Sign Enhancers is a company nationally known for its educational videotapes, learning aids, and interpreter tools all directly connected to active members of the Deaf community in the United States. I would love to be involved with this community through work at Sign Enhancers. As far as interpreting…. that’s still up-in-the-air. As most of you know, interpreting has never been the ultimate goal for me, so it’s difficult to put a lot of time and energy into it knowing that it would only be a transitional step in my career. But I do enjoy it, however, and so we’ll see what unfolds within the next 9 weeks.
So that’s all fine & dandy, Jacs, but how are you?
I’m doing ok. As mentioned before, it’s been very stressful. Last week I drove back and forth to Portland (about 1 and ½ hour drive depending on traffic) probably 4 or 5 times, plus I drove from city to city within the Portland Metro area several times a day. Growing up in a town with a population total of 2,500, finding my way in traffic to unknown places has been hard. Also, the newness of the situation as a whole has been quite the adjustment…. Change is Bad!!! J No, change is good, just hard for Jacs. ;) I’ve really enjoyed interacting with the interpreters and the deaf clients, and it’s great to learn how to get around Portland Oregon! The way I see it, it’s getting better everyday, and by the time I’m ready to take on the world in June- I WILL!
So that’s a what’s up with me, in a nutshell. Thank you again for enduring the impersonalness of this e-mail, and thank you all so much for your support.
Jacalyn
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