Week 3 at ASTC (10/6/22)

We started off this week by being briefed on the upcoming events by our Education & Outreach coordinator. Phuong told us that the crown jewel of Asia Society's public events, the Night Market, would be happening again in a few months. We were invited to volunteer and attend the event afterward. Personally, this was one of the biggest events I was looking forward to this year. When Everest and I began our internships last year, Night Market had already happened a week prior. It was a shame that we missed this festive occasion but I'm excited to be able to participate this year!

After the briefing, we had the task of folding pamphlets for the next day's event: The Intern lunch. Little did we know that we would be handed our own pamphlets due to the attendance invitation by our coordinators. After folding the papers, we were assigned to give feedback on the Asian comic website prototype ahead of its public release. This is the culmination of all the feedback we have given for the website, dating back to last year. Jump ahead to the next day, when all three of us interns attended the intern lunch and were treated to a fancy meal. As we dined on delicious food, we listened to a panel of guest speakers made up of Houston's top women philanthropists. They talked about their motivations, goals, and aspirations to leave a lasting legacy which was very interesting. Afterward, we had the opportunity to meet the other interns from the Houston Academy for International Studies (HAIS) and traded contact information for future assignments we could collaborate on. My main takeaway from this week is that I completed one of my goals from the beginning of this year: networking. I met many interns, even one who was a UT graduate student, and was able to form working connections. This week was so much fun!

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