"You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there." -Yogi Berra

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Advice for Future Interns

1. Embrace new experiences.
2. Ask questions, engage the people you meet.
3. Think about the answers you receive.
4. But remember that sometimes you can learn more just by listening.
5. Ask for the twenty-meal plan at the Residential College.
6. Ask Ben if fairness is important.
7. Don't order BBQ from Pizza Hut, or anywhere in Oxford.
8. Get to know Mrs. Hopkins.
9. Explore the Delta and its culture.
10. Think critically about the differences between your home/educational experiences and what you see in Mississippi.
11. Listen to the blues; don't sing them.

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