This was my last week interning for ACA! On Tuesday, I helped Bethany paint over many of her old canvases so she can reuse them in the future. Afterwards, we spent awhile brainstorming emails to various people to figure out next steps for our project involving the Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve. We had already drafted an email to the management at the trail, but needed to contact Nancy (who is the head of ACA) and Eve to address specifics and ask advice. Bethany showed me a bit of what goes into drafting a proposal for a project such as this and explained the importance of collaborating. In this case, many other people may have ideas or other pertinent information that could influence our proposal, so while we did create a draft, more discussion needs to happen before it can be submitted. Even afterwards, discussion will continue as more specifics are decided on. She is also going to try to find a grant that can help fund this project or try to partner with a group in Volusia that focuses on preservation. Bethany sent me a copy of our proposal draft that I will be including in my portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday, I drove over to Beachside Rehabilitation Center since a few members of the group of improvisational musicians called \u201cOneBeat<\/a>\u201d was putting on a small concert there. These musicians are currently visiting ACA and although they had only been together for a few days, were able to play together harmoniously. I was honestly so impressed by how well they blended their sounds with no planning! Each of them had a very unique instrument and showed everyone what instrument they used. Each one on its own was beautiful, but hearing them come together was exceptional. The patients who were there also thoroughly enjoyed the performance and stayed very engaged. Many of them commented on how beautiful the music was and asked for a recording. Seeing them smiling was so impactful since they don\u2019t often get experiences like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although my official internship has ended, I will still be helping finish up some of our projects moving forward. I am very excited to see how they will turn out and have been apart of them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This was my last week interning for ACA! On Tuesday, I helped Bethany paint over many of her old canvases so she can reuse them in the future. Afterwards, we spent awhile brainstorming emails to various people to figure out next steps for our project involving the Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve. We had already … Continue reading Last Week: Proposal & OneBeat<\/span>