It’s my first day here at Curamericas, and boy has it been a long yet influential one. What is Curamericas you might ask? An organization that fights to save the lives of women and children in underprivileged communities. Simply put, Curamericas is a non-profit health organization.
This week here is supposed to be used as sort of an educational experience. When I arrived, with anxiety to spare, I walked in and was greeted by Andrew Herrera – the executive director of the organization. I was sat in a conference room, where I was surrounded by other interns – most of whom were college students. Once Kaela arrived, we were ready to start.
We were first brought to Mr. Herrera’s office where we were told what we would be doing with our time, and then we were off. Our task was to create some SMART goals for what we want to get done for the next two weeks, read the guidelines/policies and sign them, and most importantly, get to know Curamericas. We needed to scour the internet, through their social media and websites, to learn about their mission and familiarize ourselves. Mr. Herrera stated that this is the most important aspect because our main job is to spread awareness about Curamericas – and we can’t do that if we don’t know the company.
After about an hour, at 10:30, we had a meeting with the other interns and Mr. Herrera to discuss each of our goals. Obviously, the college students had more specific jobs to talk about, but myself and Kaela were able to join in on the meeting. This meeting lasted about 45 minutes, then we were off again. Like I said, our main task each day is just researching and learning. So we basically sit in the conference room and type on our computer for a total of 8 hours. Except we do get an hour for lunch, whenever we want and wherever we would like. Myself and Kaela decided to go to Happy + Hale in North Hills, to get a salad for me, and two quesadillas for Kaela. I can’t lie, this was a really great part of the day. It felt like too much freedom for a normal Tuesday school day – but obviously, it was great.
And most importantly, one of the main volunteers brought her dog.
That was my first Tuesday on the job.
