Free Write

Another week has pass and I'm still feeling the same. I can barely make it to class, having a 7:30am class and traveling to downtown Phoenix not fun at all. But I manage to make it to class but when it hits 10:30am my body shuts down and just want to be in bed. I am very worry because I don't know how I am going to make it through the semester and these sickness. Hopefully I would start feeling better and finish my semester strong.

Free Write

After I made my 2 months mark, I have not been feeling to go. This is when I started to witness morning sickness. I had it so bad that it kept me from attending my internship. My body felt very tired and it was telling me to calm down and get some rest. It was a lot for me, taking 19 credits hour, 15 hours at my internship and working part time. Yea, I was tired and overwhelmed. But my body gave me a sign to rest on top of the morning sickness. I am very grateful of the staff at my internship because they are understanding of my situation and are willing to work with me. 

Thank you for being so understanding. 

Career Service

I did not attend any career events. But what I can say about the career services is that the staff are very helpful and friendly. What I really enjoy is that everybody is willing to help and they all want their students to achieved their dreams. The career center also sends out daily email reminding students about events, job opportunities and workshop that may be going on campus and in Phoenix. The careers center does a very good job at getting the students inform about what is going on in the community. Many students may find it annoying because you would get about three emails a day but they are very helpful with important information that the students should really read. The career center good source is bringing in alumni to give speech. This is very good because many students fear is entering the real workforce and hearing the stories of other students who were dealing with the same fear, puts students at ease and reassuring them that its going to be fine.  

What's New....

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I recently found out I am having a baby. Well, I made two months this week YAY!! I finally got to see my little peanut and herd the heartbeat for the very first time. That was a very exciting moment, only thing missing were my parents and of course my boyfriend. I got very emotional because I wanted my parents to experience that with me. At first everything felt surreal and I really couldn't believe I was going to be a mom, but when I heard my baby heartbeat everything felt real and I fell in love. That was the best week ever.

Typical Day

A typical day for me at my internship is the following:

1. greet everyone and let my supervisor I have arrived.
2. Check my email for any messages from the department I am working with.
3. Take a trip to the person in charge of the project and ask if there is anything for me to.
(Everyday is a different task, unless I did not finish my task the day before)
4. Work on the assigned task.
5. Take my 30 mins lunch break
(which I usually take the time to call my parents and see how they are doing)
6. Continue working on my task until is time for me to leave.

Pretty simple and straight forward.

Week 3

After getting the big news of me being pregnant my body has been going through a lot of changes. I get tired more quickly. So, sitting in front of a computer for a few hours is not my ideal day. My back starts hurting, my eyes are beginning to hurt because of looking at small numbers. It has been very rough and I was not prepare for that. But, lucky the people at ACJC are very supportive and checked on me all the time making sure I felt comfortable. 15 hours a week of staring at numbers is really tough and all I wanted to do was to be in bed. But I made it through the week and I learned and read some very interesting cases that was better than Law and Order SVU.  

Week 2

My second week of the internship was a bit challenging, I found out I was 5 weeks pregnant. I did not know how to react to the big news. I felt overwhelm because I am so far away from home, my parents and especially my boyfriend. He was not so thrill about the news at first, it took him a few days to accept the fact we were going to be parents at such a young age. This pregnancy really changed a few things for me. Most and formal I won't be able to walk for graduation because I will be home giving birth, this really bothers me a lot because this is my first bachelor degree and the first in my family to graduate. I will also not get the opportunity to intern at the Scottsdale Police Department as a Crime Analysis, that particular internship would have been something that I really wanted to know more about and is more hands on with the police department. But besides the bad timing, I am grateful I get to experience motherhood and with the love and support of my family everything will be fine and I will get to accomplish many more things when I get back to the Big Apple. My parents and family are very happy to have a new member added to the family, which makes me want to enjoy even more every single day of my pregnancy. This pregnancy is not a step back but a motivation to achieve many more things in life with my new born child.

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

ACJC (like they call it) is a small agency of approximately 19 members who represent different elements in the criminal justice in Arizona, who work for different government agencies. For example, DEA, Federal government etc. Their main goal is to administer and manage Criminal Justice program in Arizona. Some members work for the drug and violence department, statical analysis, and Federal. ACJC was created in 1982 to serve as resource for the state. ACJC purpose is to provide criminal information, monitor and continuing legislation base on criminal justice, also gathering information and researching criminal justice programs. Making sure the funding that are provided to the programs are getting the work done in creating a safer Arizona.

My job as an intern is to revise annual reports that are brought in by each county, checking the data base on the arrest record and drug related arrest. Comparing the information from last year, what they call EDGE Report, to notice any significant difference in numbers. I am working with the Drug and Violence Department of ACJC.

http://www.azcjc.gov/ACJC.Web/about/overview.aspx
*ACJC website for more information.

Introduction

Hello,

My name is Sacha Ten, I am a senior at Arizona State University. I am originally from Manhattan, NY. My major is Public Service, Public Policy with a concentration in criminology. I was a Business major back at my old school, but decided to transfer to ASU to further my education with my friend/ roommate. I have enjoyed the time I have spent in Arizona. I decided to change my major because I found out business was not what I wanted to do and I did not see myself in that career, it wasn't the one. Its like when you go buy your wedding dress you get that "special feeling" and you know that's the one, Yeah, I didn't have that feeling in business. I wanted to do something more hands on and that involved me making a change.

My three Goals:

• To better know the criminal justice system and what how they help the public.
• Get a better understanding of the purpose of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission department.
• To see if this the path I will like to continue in criminology or take a different approach.