Week 1 Log

The goals of this week were to get acclimated to the topic of Medicare. Along with that, I was to familiarize myself with the new systems my advisor introduced me to, as well as the layout of the internship. At the start of the week, we met at Rise Up in Salisbury to have our first in-person meeting. There, she took the time to present documents that laid out her business plan, marketing flyers she had made, a list of goals and deadlines for the semester, and some other resources to use when conducting research for projects. Along with that, she took the time to walk me through the basics of Medicare while sharing her goals for what she wanted me to do with the information throughout the semester. Following this meeting, I went home and spent more time going through the documents, organizing my notes from the meeting, and began creating resources for myself to reference regarding the new topics I was learning about involving Medicare.

The following day, I spent time continuing the reference guide I was creating for myself. This included definitions for all the basic topics I would need to know throughout the semester, as well as for the first blog topic, which was “ Turning 65 This Fall or in Early 2027? Start Your Medicare Planning Now.” I knew this topic would cover the basics of Medicare for her audience.

The following day, we met in Easton for another in-person meeting. Here, we spent the time going over different ideas of how the new “Blog” page layout should look. She shared her thoughts on what her goals for this page were while I took notes to be prepared to work on it after the meeting. We also discussed the goals for what should be talked about for this week’s social media posts and blog posts. After this, my supervisor took the time to give me access to the different digital resources I would need, including access to the Wix website editor, Facebook, Canva files, and more. After this meeting, I went home and spent some more time going through the files she had given me and trying to familiarize myself with the website editing space.

Finally, we had another meeting virtually on Friday. After our morning meeting, we just clarified a few things on both ends, and I spent the rest of the day working on the blog and social media post. In this time, I was able to write and lay out the first blog, as well as repurpose the same information into an engaging social media post for the following week.