2009 WLE Post #11

Hours worked: 7 hrs

Total Amount of Hours: 70 hrs

For the week of 4/22 I did a total of 7 hours. I did 2 hours on Saturday (4/18) because I was asked to complete a task for the Sunday service. Yesterday I went in at 9am but unfortunately my mentor had not arrived yet, so I left and came back later. I got back at about 1 pm and stayed until 6 pm. I did various minor tasks for my mentor. 

2009 WLE Post # 10

Hours worked: 6 hrs.
Total Amount of Hours: 63 hrs.

For the week of 4/15 I could not go to my WLE becuase my mentor was out of town. Luckily the weekend before that Wednesday I went in on Saturday to help for an hour and on Sunday I got there at 10 am and left at 3 pm. I didn't do much I just helped out a little and displayed the Power Point for the Service.

Everything has been going good at my WLE. The one thing that I have really learned is that I have to find time to make up hours because I can't go every single Wednesday because either my schedule changes or my mentor's changes. I really enjoy helping out and getting to know people. I also like given the opportunity to participate in different activities.

2009 WLE Post #9

Hours worked: 9 hrs.
Total Amount of Hours: 56 hours.

On Saturday I went into my WLE because I was asked to go help the clean the Santuary because it was very dirty. On Saturday I got there at 10am and got out at 2 pm. All I pretty much did was clean and then we went to Costco to do an errand for the church. On Sunday I also went to the church to help out during the sermon. I got there at 9:30 am because I had to set up a few things to display the powerpoint and I left at 2:30 pm after the sermon and that everyone had left. This week I have also started to work on creating the actual website.

This week has been goin good with my WLE I'm almost done with my hours and I can really start focusing on the overall project a lot more. I have been challenged with managing my time because I usually go to my WLE on weekends when I'm suppose to do school work. I also go sometimes during the week and it's been hard this week because of the amount of school work I have to do. What has really consumed my time has been the reading but I'm trying to do as much as possible on my WLE project.

2009 WLE Post # 8

Hours Worked: 12 hrs.
Total Amount of Hours: 47 hours.

Last week I went to my WLE on Saturday because I was asked to go on a retreat. I was at the retreat from 9 to 4 and it was really fun. I went to the retreat to take pictures but I was also able to participate in the activities. I also went in on Sunday from 10 am to 3pm and what I did was help out during the sermon and after that I help out with some things that needed to be done in the church.

Last week was pretty laid back and I did not have very much to do. I really liked being able to participate in the activities that evryone else was doing in the retreat. I also like that I don't always have to go in on Wednesdays but can make up my time on the weekends. I've also been trying to make progress in my project.

2009 WLE Post #7

Hours worked: 7
Total amount of Hours: 35

Yesterday I did not physically go to my WLE but I did do work from my home. I spent the time working hard and using my time effectively. I started working at 9 am and finished at 4 pm. The things that I did was type up a bunch of information that I'm going to need in the future.

The progress on my project was not the best but I'm getting more done and just looking for ways to do the website without having to use a school computer. Luckily I talked to Araceli who did a website last year and asked how she did hers and she gave me a website that allows people to make their own website for free. I visited the website and started to look for the one that I felt would be the best for the church but there were a few so I have to think about it. I also typed up a lot of information that I'm going to be using on the website to make it simpler to transfer on to the webpage. So this week was pretty easy but time consuming because I had to do a lot of typing.

2009 WLE Post #6

Hours/day: 3.5
Total Amount of Hours: 29 Hours
I was not able to go to my WLE on Monday because it is my mentor's day off. Luckily I did a lot of hours on Wednesday from last week and I also went in to help a little on Sunday's service. On Sunday I help with some tech stuff. I was there from 10 am to 1:30 pm. I did not do much I just displayed a power point presentation and did a few adjustments to it because some things were missing. That's all I did that day.

Displaying a power point was not new to me because of done it a bunch of times. I really liked displaying it because it was pretty fun and the only hard thing is that you really have to pay attention to what people are saying in order to know exactly when to change the slide. I learned that no matter how hard you try and if you have not given it a run through before you're going to mess up even a little. I plan on continuing to help in any way possible and that way I will benefit from every thing that I'm doing because I get more knowledge and experience.

WLE 2009 Post#5

On Wednesday, March 11 I got to my WLE at 9:30 in the morning and got out at 9 pm. Now I have a total of 25 hours and 30 minutes. I didn't do very much, but I did do some very productive things. My mentor was very busy so she was in and out of the office. When she was gone I would have to answer phone calls. I also look at a website that my mentor really likes and would like for me to get some ideas from. I also gathered information to start working on the website that will be my final product. I also participated on two meetings and participated in another program for kids to be active.

What I'm experiencing is new because I had never worked in an office before and it's actually interesting to work in one. It seems like I learn something new a lot of the time. This week I had a chance to answer phones and I noticed that I had to answer it in a very polite and professional way instead of the way I ususally pick up my cell phone or house phone. I also learned that in meetings you have to be patient and hear everything that others our saying and if you are going to say something you really have to think it out before saying it. I also learned that this church is willing to have activities for the community children to be healthy and active. I also learned that the program that is trying to keep children active needs more kids of any age to participate or at least go and help out every now and again.