Hours are adding up!

My mentorship has been going really well lately, as my hours have started to increase a little bit each week. Last week we spent about 6 hours clearing off the lacrosse bleachers of snow and ice, which was extremely difficult given the mass amount of snow Connecticut has received over the past month and a half. There was at least a foot of snow on the bleachers themselves, and about 10 of us worked to bring the snow down to the base level of the bleachers, were workers could use their snowblower to shoot it on to the turf field so it could melt. This was probably the first time I was a little disappointed in what I was doing because I definitely did not expect to be doing such backbreaking work with the university. However, it was a good team bonding experience and I really got to know a lot of my peers within the job.

Most of the people I work with are current students at the school, with the majority of them playing a sport such as tennis or men’s and women’s soccer. So far as I write this, I’ve amassed 87 total hours with the University of Hartford, and I will easily continue to gain more and more hours as I work towards my goal of 200. This coming Saturday, the 18^th of February, is our first men’s home lacrosse game I will be working, so the hours will continue to add up as I work both men’s and women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse games. In a little less than two weeks I will begin to work our conference tournament, which I hear is extremely hectic. Nine different teams, including Hartford’s, will be in attendance at this tournament for both men’s and women’s basketball. That means that 18 different teams will be making an appearance at our facility within a four-day period. Although the days are going to be long and difficult, I look forward to the challenge and making a positive contribution to the best of my ability.