During the first week of my internship, I began by familiarizing myself with Quickbooks, the software that I will mainly be using during the semester. My first task using Autoentry and Quickbooks to categorize expenses that clients had. This helped me become more comfortable with both software. One of my main goals is to become proficient with Quickbooks and other software because they are very common in the US. This first task helped me work towards this goal by using different features and learning where things are located within them. I have never used either of the software, so it was a good learning experience.

My second task was creating bank deposits in Quickbooks for an online retailer. This was done by matching individual transactions to single deposits. This task also showed me new features on Quickbooks and another piece of software. I was able to use prior knowledge I learned in the classroom when I had to make journal entries for credit card fees and rebates. I found this task relaxing as I was able to listen to the radio while completing it. This was also a good learning experience as I used a new software I had never heard of.

During my first week, my supervisors made me lunch, which helped me get to know them and feel more like family while at work. One day they made grilled halloumi and peppers on a bagel, prior to this I had never had halloumi. I am excited to try more new food so I can make it for myself and my friends.