Irma Tello

Major: Child, Adult, and Family Services

Company/Organization: L.U.N.A.

Company/Organization website: http://lunaiowa.org

Destination: Des Moines, Iowa

Timeframe: Spring

Advisor/Coordinator Email: enloe@iastate.edu

Responsibilities

Translating personal declarations, answering phones, filing folders, data entry, and assisted in coordinating Legal Clinics. The agency recently welcomed a therapist who came every Tuesday. I was responsible for recording and confirming all of his appointments.

Accomplishments

Overcoming my fear of talking on the phone in general. Having to confirm appointments in Spanish forced me to overcome that fear extremely fast.

What advice would you give?

Do not be afraid to get out of your comfort zone! Also, plan ahead and find an internship where you want to go after graduation. Networking is a wonderful thing!

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