Quote of the day/week

Respect me as an individual, and you will be surprised by my intellegence. I expect to be respected. Is that too much to ask for? It doesn't matter what people think about you. Bc even if you were to please everyone, there will always be someone to criticize you. Just live for yourself. You're all you've got.

 ~ Author:Alyshia Merchant~

Informal interview update

So I had the informal interview with the VISTA in that current position today. Everything went very well. She was really helpful and gave me a lot of good advice. I got my supervisor at my current job to look over my questions this morning and she helped me reword and modify what I was going to ask the VISTA, and the questions that she helped me create were actually better than the one I had originally created. lol. So special thank you goes to her. I cant remember how long I was on the phone with her, I wanna say maybe 30 mins or so. She told me that the room that I would be living in was pretty big and the apartment is actually over top of a food bank. She told me that there is large roof that a lot of them go on top at night that as a gr8 view. She told me that my closet space was pretty large too, so that made me feel better. She told me about the city and I love the fact that its a lot of free stuff to do and the cost of living in St. Louis is cheap. She discussed the pros and cons to her job. That was very helpful. A pro would def be working with the elderly population and she really enjoys her coworkers. Which is good because I feel like having a good work environment and having a good staff that you enjoy to be around is always a plus. She stated that a con would be if you had a fair where no one came, or not being able to find a driver for an elderly person. She also broke down a typical day at the job and her thoughts of the city of St. Louis. We had a lot of similarity, mainly because neither one of us is from St.Louis, and we both became VISTAs right after college. After getting off the phone with her it really sealed the deal for me. The other position that the VISTA Supervisor suggested that I look at was the Social Engagement. I personally feel like that position would be super easy. Basically I would plan all the fun activities for the elderly ie winery, eagle watching etc. That job itself seems fun too but my question is: Which one would look better on my resume; the HEALTH PROMOTION/TRANSPORTATON OR THE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT? I emailed the VISTA supervisor and I told her that I would be happy with either position that they gave me and that I would put in 110% in either job.  I personally believe that the Health Promotion/Transportation position would look better on my resume. Both positions will allow me to network with various professionals. Since I am interested in the mental health, substance abuse, and helping the elderly population on a social worker perspective, I feel as though this would be more beneficial to my career goals. What are your thoughts? If you had to chose between these two which would you suggest? And which do you think would help me in the long run as far my career goes?  (SN I want to get my Masters in Social Work with a concentration in clinical with a focus in gerontology and mental health or substance abuse.)