So what is the 411???

"Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." -James 1:27

So today started out to be another normal day of the first week . . . started that is. Over the months leading up to this great opportunity I got smart for once and began to research what this company was about . . . and from the great reputation I had heard before the research was in sync to that.

According to the Web site, Buckner (from a PR standpoint) is "a global Christian ministry that seeks justice for ‘the least of these’ by providing care and resources for orphans and at-risk children in the United States and more than 50 countries around the world. Through international orphanage support, humanitarian aid, short-term missions, foster care and adoption, Buckner has made a lasting impact in some of the world’s most poverty-stricken and socially desperate countries." With a statement like that, what else more is there to say . . . . . . never mind :)

Well with any new place you need to learn a couple things here and there, some old some new, I have been lucky enough to get some help from some great people in my department to show this INTERN the ropes. With any journalist (well, the 20th century journalist anyways), one has to be multitalented to not only cover the story, but be able to shoot pictures, even video of the same event as well. Through a little "Photography 101," I was able to learn tricks of the trade from some of the elite in the company, and through techniques that were even to this experienced photographer, I felt like I could take on the world, well at least, the Dallas metroplex.

One thing I quickly learned is that internships are becoming more competitive year after year, so one must always be "sharp" and "efficient" to the needs of the place an intern would work at, same could be applied here. Today was the day that I was given not only my LIST of important projects, but given numerous assignments as my boss was on her way to an interesting couple of weeks overseas.

Now with the proper training, the assignments, the tools that would help me be successful, I feel this was my time to shine, in a couple of days my work will speak on it's own . . . . . . . . UNTIL NEXT TIME STAY TUNED.

------- THE INTERN