Having done an internship previously, the day before I began at Quest I remembered the previous long hours of boredom and annoying busy workers with meagre questions, and I wondered why oh why had I put my hand up for this excruciating form of self punishment. I proceeded to turn up an hour late for(…)
Intern is pronounced ‘Worky’
The morning of my first internship consisted of me giving myself a completely self effacing evaluation, despite my father’s attempts to convince me otherwise. “You’re going to do fine,” he said. “I’m not going to be able to live up to their expectations, they’ll see through the act and realise I’ve no idea what I’m(…)
Day 1 – “Hi. I’m the Intern”
Everything was in order. I had my large coffee from a rather friendly European lady and I was feeling jolly. As I approached the building, I thought to myself what a great day it was going to be, the people I was going to meet, the stories I would help write and of course seeing(…)
Internship – Day 1
So today was the day my first internship began. It started with nerves, a foreshortned sleep cycle (that is, I got up early so I could spend more waking hours stressing – good move that, haha), and a triple strength coffee. Yep all set, ready and raring to go. Dressed snazzily, packed everything I thought(…)
21st Century Hunter-Gatherers
THE brutal imagery of defenceless cattle being slaughtered in Indonesia has caused outrage among the Australian community, although the butcher won’t be going out of business anytime soon and Coles will still be selling beef. The fate of the majority of domesticated cattle in Australia can be predicted as soon as they are carefully bred(…)
Got
There’s something I have to get off my chest. And that’s the word ‘got’. May I just ask – what does it mean?! According to one dictionary, ‘got’ means “to receive or obtain”. But it can also mean “to catch,” “to become,” “to understand,” “to cause” and “to be in possession of”. Some people praise(…)