Monday, October 23, 2006
So I've started my internship and it is a lot of fun. I work with Tanya, so it's nice to have someone there that I know.
We work at Richmond Fellowship New Zealand. It is a company that offers support and help to children with behavioural problems, mental illnesses, or who are just in a tough spot in their life at the moment. Richmond is a referral program, so the kids have to come in through a specific company.
I've been given the task of creating a parent's reference manual for a variety of issues ranging from support groups to general parenting advice. Tanya's working on collecting information about how similar programs are run in different countries.
Together with Jess, who is from BU and went through the study abroad program and was asked to come back and work for Richmond, we're hosting a Halloween party for the younger kids. Halloween isn't as big here as it is in the States, but it should still be a lot of fun.
This weekend, we're having a cocktail party/costume party. You can either dress up for the cocktail party or come dressed as your alter ego. I got a really nice dress and will be going for the cocktail party. The whole point of it is for a bunch of birthdays that are upcoming. Hopefully, it will go well. I'll let you all know.
I've also been diagnosed with tonsilitis. I can't believe I'm getting illnesses that I should have had as a child. It's not fair. The doctor told me to stay home today [I actually have a doctor's note!] since I might be working with kids, and people in general, today. So I'm home. Updating stuff, instead! I plan on getting some work done, though.
On Sunday, about half of the group went to Waiheke, and island that's about 35 minutes from downtown Auckland. It was Labour Day weekend, so all of the lodging was booked, or else we would have stayed the night. Instead, Tanya and I split off from the group and went to a winery for a wine-tasting, and then went kayaking for about an hour and a half. We walked around the island for a bit and then met up with the others for dinner and a drink. The other kids went to a winery and a brewery, during which they met Chef Jeff who offered to give them a lift to get lunch and then bring them back to where they were to meet us, and then a lift back to the ferry. It was really nice; they ended up buying him a few drinks. His car, though, was this old truck with a canvas top in the back... and we felt like were refugees being smuggled across the boarder. Tanya and I had a lot of fun picking out all the details of the experience - like the metallic smell of the bed, the claning of metal on metal, the dispair in some people's eyes... the longing gaze at the small ray of light of hope...
Anyway, that's about it for now. I'm going to get some work done, hopefully.
:)
We work at Richmond Fellowship New Zealand. It is a company that offers support and help to children with behavioural problems, mental illnesses, or who are just in a tough spot in their life at the moment. Richmond is a referral program, so the kids have to come in through a specific company.
I've been given the task of creating a parent's reference manual for a variety of issues ranging from support groups to general parenting advice. Tanya's working on collecting information about how similar programs are run in different countries.
Together with Jess, who is from BU and went through the study abroad program and was asked to come back and work for Richmond, we're hosting a Halloween party for the younger kids. Halloween isn't as big here as it is in the States, but it should still be a lot of fun.
This weekend, we're having a cocktail party/costume party. You can either dress up for the cocktail party or come dressed as your alter ego. I got a really nice dress and will be going for the cocktail party. The whole point of it is for a bunch of birthdays that are upcoming. Hopefully, it will go well. I'll let you all know.
I've also been diagnosed with tonsilitis. I can't believe I'm getting illnesses that I should have had as a child. It's not fair. The doctor told me to stay home today [I actually have a doctor's note!] since I might be working with kids, and people in general, today. So I'm home. Updating stuff, instead! I plan on getting some work done, though.
On Sunday, about half of the group went to Waiheke, and island that's about 35 minutes from downtown Auckland. It was Labour Day weekend, so all of the lodging was booked, or else we would have stayed the night. Instead, Tanya and I split off from the group and went to a winery for a wine-tasting, and then went kayaking for about an hour and a half. We walked around the island for a bit and then met up with the others for dinner and a drink. The other kids went to a winery and a brewery, during which they met Chef Jeff who offered to give them a lift to get lunch and then bring them back to where they were to meet us, and then a lift back to the ferry. It was really nice; they ended up buying him a few drinks. His car, though, was this old truck with a canvas top in the back... and we felt like were refugees being smuggled across the boarder. Tanya and I had a lot of fun picking out all the details of the experience - like the metallic smell of the bed, the claning of metal on metal, the dispair in some people's eyes... the longing gaze at the small ray of light of hope...
Anyway, that's about it for now. I'm going to get some work done, hopefully.
:)
// posted by Chelcie @ 3:43 PM 
