The Space That Encouraged Brave Trying
An Interview with Jowelyn, an accidental internship that shifted things
An experience designed by Jowelyn
1. What first brought you through the doors? What were you looking for at that point in your life? Did anything stopped you?
I was looking for side gig while waiting to enter uni! I was casually in the area where clarice jio-ed me to join the team and voila! Almost nothing was stopping me, I felt like the stars aligned.
2.What actually happened when you were here? Share a specific moment that stood out for you.
After landing a part time internship gig, I got to experience the Design your Life workshop. Prototyping my dream career during the Design your Life workshop helped me to think of opportunities beyond traditional early childhood careers and i got to trial a "kids for kids" camp for children. I never knew that i had it in me to bring an experience to life.
3. What did you take with you after leaving?A mindset, decision, relationship, or piece of work
Prototyping is not just for DIY projects but can be for all parts of your life. Life is all about trial and errors!! I prototype almost everyday at work, no point being stuck at a problem when i can trial a small part of a solution and test if it works
4. Where are you now, and how is that connected (if at all)?
I am now doing events for children at kidsSTOP- Science Centre Singapore. The prototyping part during DYL allowed me to consider careers that allow me to work with children beyond traditional teaching careers
The kids for kids camp that i planned turned out to be extremely relevant for my interview and landed my current job. All the skills required to plan and run kids for kids is needed for my current job
5. If the space did not exist, what would have been different?
I might never have actually researched working with children in museums! Might have just gave up and worked in schools. I definitely would be very scared of making mistakes and if i had made any, i would have been afraid of being accountable. Bold@319 was one of the precious few spaces that saw value in trying and making mistakes, and more importantly learning from them.
