To work creatively is not something that a Global Studies student gets to do on a daily basis; it is all about technicalities and political or historical knowledge. However, I currently find myself in a position where I can work independently and have freedom to execute my given assignments howeverI want.
Because of COVID-19, I am currently doing a remote internship with the Inspire Development Center located in Washington State. They are a non-profit organization that focuses on the wellbeing of immigrant families and their kids– giving them the tools and resources that they can use in order to adapt and be successful once they enter kindergarten.
I am currently helping the HR department, and some employees through them, by creating informative videos about events happening in the organization, as well as other technical ones such as why should the employees choose to have healthcare, etc. Another one of my duties is to create social media posts such as flyers to show more information about Inspire and to recruit individuals for open positions. Since my supervisors have given me a lot of freedom to work without daily supervision nor strict deadlines, I find myself creating, editing, and tweaking the videos whenever I have free time to do so. However, we have established a meeting time for most weeks, in which we can discuss my progress and talk about upcoming projects.
This whole internship has been a surprise since the very beginning because I really thought that I wasn’t going to be able to get one, so it was a relief when I was told that I could work with them. Another surprising factor was the fact that they trust me enough to allow me to work at my own pace and have as much creative freedom as I want. It is not very common to come across a place that gives you these types of things at the beginning of the entire process.
At the beginning I thought that because this internship was going to be remote, it wasn’t going to be as interesting and helpful, and although I do believe that experiencing it first hand (in person) would be something entirely different, I think that, so far, it has been a great way to see how things can operate in a different environment. As well as how we have all adapted to using technology to create new ways in which we can communicate with each other, and with a wider audience– in the organization’s case, with families, individuals seeking to work there, and between themselves. I sincerely think that having this position will aid me in the future since it has allowed me to work with a variety of programs that I can now efficiently use, but primarily, the ability to connect with others more easily. As I see it, the internship has now given me a bit of background experience that has allowed me to build and gain new skills, but also to make relationships and build this frame of network. 
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