This summer I was
an intern for the mission techies program at MEDA SF, it was a great experience
that I would recommend to all my friends and family. As a biology major I came
to learn about programing more than anything else, I felt as if it was an
important part of information technology that anyone who is trying to be
competitive in today’s job market should learn. When I came on the day of orientation
I learned that while programing was included in the program there was a lot more
that went into it, everything from job training, to wireless networking and
even financial capability it was pretty overwhelming at first.
Coming in on the
first day I was amazed to see so little people, I expected there to be at least
20 young people trying to take advantage of such an amazing free program that
is offered right in their back yard. I found that the people here where almost exactly
like me, trying to take advantage of the opportunities around them to learn
about technology and earn a 500 dollar stipend. These are my new friends; I really
looked forward to coming to the program every day just to see them.
The environment
was very unique, I felt as if I was in a business setting where we worked hard
to reach our goals for the day weather it was getting a lecture from one of the
many guest speakers or listening to Leo talk lecture about hardware. But at the
same time I felt as if I was free to be myself and express my personal opinions
not only to my peers but to the staff around me as well whether it was Leo,
Olivia or Mark.
My favorite part
of the program was definitely working hands on with the computers. Whether it
was in the hardware demonstrations or when we were doing technical support for
low income families. It felt as if we were making a real difference that we
could see, I found myself very motivated to fix any problems I could find to
the best of my ability and when I couldn’t I knew I could ask someone around me
for help. Taking apart the computers and putting them back together helped me
conceptualize how they worked and made me much more interested in the information
technology field.
Before coming to
the program I felt as if I wanted to go into the medical field, specifically
working for the public health sector with people around the world to fight the unhealthiness
of America. But after learning so much about technology I found that my real
passion lies in the biotechnology field integrating two things I know most
about biology and technology. Throughout this program I learned a lot about myself
I found myself thinking differently because of programing and looking at the
technology in everyday life and not taking it for granted because someone
somewhere worked hard to put it together and make it work.
-WolfRamBeta
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