Orientation Week Going into this week, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. The only thing I’d heard about this orientation was that it was an exhausting but eye-opening experience, but I wasn’t sure of the day-to-day specifics. As a self-proclaimed introvert and over-thinker, the fear of the unknown was…
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Orientation Week Wow. The orientation week is done for the second time, but this time, as a peer mentor. Let me tell you, it’s been a whirlwind of events, chock-full of enlightening sessions, soul-stirring discussions, and good-natured banter with my mentees, fellow peer mentors, and the incredible support staff. The…
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Orientation Week Even after one entire year living in Baltimore, the first day of orientation I felt like I was being introduced to the city for the very first time again! It was amazing and astounding to see how much I was still missing from Baltimore whether it be the…
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Orientation There were a couple of challenging things about orientation week but the predominant one was definitely the way I was pushed out of my comfort zone in front of a group of people I had never met before! The first couple days were definitely kind of anxiety-inducing as we…
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Orientation Week Going into orientation, I fiddled with the ruffles on the collar of my shirt and kept questioning if I should have worn brown shoes instead of black ones. I sped walk to FastForward U, feeling tinges of nervousness and excitement simultaneously. After grabbing an everything bagel abundantly filled…
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Orientation Coming into this week, I knew I wanted to make the most of this experience and try to branch out/meet new people. I have always been a talker that loves getting to know others, but I am quite awful when it comes to making the first move. The most…
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Week 1 My first day of placement, or actually even the whole week, was basically another orientation week. My supervisor took me around to tour the museum, introduce me to my work email and Teams, and we talked about our schedule and expectations. The first day is also where I…
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Orientation Week Orientation was an enjoyable experience and I was glad to meet everyone in my cohort. In terms of challenges, I think I struggled with really getting out of my group and developing relationships with people from other small groups. I’d like to have established stronger relationships with people…
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Orientation Week Orientation week was amazing! This week, I had the opportunity to meet meet and get close with a lot of new people, inside and out of my group. I loved the fact that we all seemed to mesh nicely given that a lot of us had just met…
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Orientation Week Overall, I really enjoyed orientation this week. This was my second year going through CIIP orientation, but even though some of the presentations were the same as what I went through last year, I still felt like I was able to get something new out of each day…
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