The Weekend
On Friday, after work, we went into Bricktown for dinner at Zio's. They had cheap pasta and it was actually good! Afterwards, we went to a cupcake shop, Pinkitzel, for a little dessert. It was delicious, however I heard Cuppies & Joe is the place to go for cupcakes but they were closed. After dinner we went to Fuzzy's to try their gallon margarita (we all shared). It was really good, like drinking a slushie, however still a challenge finishing it between the 3 of us. On Saturday, Grace and I went to Remington Park to watch my sister ride. That night we went to the casino for dinner benefitting the Sport of Kings Challenge that my sister competed in on Sunday. I stayed with my sister that night because I got up 3am Sunday morning to help her and the other people in charge of the Sport of Kings Challenge to set the jumps up for the event and to get my sisters horse, Ari ready for the day. I helped with the event and my sister throughout the day and got pretty burnt on my arms and face. Luckily, I did not get a sunglass tan line...somehow! It was a lot of fun helping my sister out. I got to pig out on the food trucks at Remington Park. My favorite thing that I had was the s'mores calzone :) I also got to pet a baby kangaroo, Grace actually was able to hold it!!! (there is a picture of the baby kangaroo & my sister on her blog)
Monday
Today, we actually got to ride to HSC with Ryan. We were crammed in this little truck, but we eventually got there okay. We worked in Healthy Hearth. Today was the best experience I had so far in this internship. I was able to work with Chef Chris and help prepare the specials for the day and also helped with inventory. I want to go back and work for them everyday!! I was able to get a true insight in food service management. I am particularly interested in working with cancer patients in my career so hearing how Healthy Hearth specializes their menu options particularly for the patients interests me and would love to come to Healthy Hearth more often to work. It was neat seeing how Healthy Hearth ensures the quality of their menu items and the experience that their customers have while at the operation to make sure the food is safe to consume sent their customers are at high risk due to their low immune functioning. Additionally, Lara asked if we would do the nutrition analysis of her menu!! This would be awesome to do. I really hope we will be able to ride up with Ryan more often to work at the Healthy Hearth. Today, was the first day during my internship where I felt value and it was related to something that I am particularly interested in doing as a career and would love the opportunity to gain more experience in.
Tuesday
Today, me and Grace finally got the opportunity to attend the New Employee Orientation with Lauren Royston. We learned all about the Housing and Foods Services values and objectives. We learned what the University expects from us as employees and the benefits we receive being an employee. Lauren was a total sweetheart and made me and Grace feel very comfortable expressing our interests and concerns. She cracked me up with her knick knacks that we could play with to keep us awake and attentive during the presentation. Lauren was very nice and showed me and Grace around a little bit and gave us more of an insight on what we could do and where we could go around campus. She wanted to make our time here at OU fun. She even invited us to have lunch with her at Redbud Cafe at the museum and took us on a little tour of the gift store. Overall, we got the opportunity to learn a little more about the Housing and Food Service Department and their history and who made up the Housing and Food Services Department.
Wednesday
Today we met with Marcia Musser over at Couch who is the Operations Manager. She took us through Couch and told us about all the operations within couch. We also had the opportunity to help set up for the Camp Crimson BBQ.
Thursday
This morning we were with Chef Gary at couch and went over all the menus that he uses for couch. He went over how he deals with individuals who have allergies and how he prepares food for each meal period. Additionally, today we presented our employee in-service presentation. It went well. I learned that people are not big fans of vegetables around here... It was a challenge to come up with new ideas for the individuals who are not fans of vegetables to consume vegetables so they receive the essential nutrients. I had to be creative when thinking of healthy snack ideas and new recipes. I also learned that I should incorporate more material on what individuals who have allergies or intolerances can consume to receive all the essential nutrients.
Friday
This morning we were with Francis over at Couch, however she wasn't aware that we were coming, there fore she was not prepared. She just told us about her responsibilities at Couch. Afterwards, Frank took Grace and I over to the Union to check out the new Union Market and the Bookmark. We also hung out with Chris a little bit and were able to taste test Starbucks coffee! After lunch, we met with Sam, the manager of Couch and went over inventory and finances. We overlooked all the financial reports of all the on campus food operations which was interesting who makes profit. We also got to eat cake!
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