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  My field trip to KQED was very interesting because it wasn’t exactly how I had expected it to be. Also because I didn’t know exactly what went on at television stations. I had many expectations, some were met but others weren’t. I learned a lot throughout the field trip. It helped a lot that the tour guide knew much of the information about the station. Here are some things that I learned during my visit to KQED.
 
At the worksite it was pretty calm and quiet. It wasn’t one of their busy days so we didn’t get to see much being done. What we did get to see though was a live radio broadcast being made, people moving sets from one place to another, and people getting programs ready to broadcast. They use a lot of equipment at KQED and much of it is expensive, especially the cameras that are used. They have lights and camera all over the studio. What was interesting for me was going into the control room where they control every little detail during a recording or live show being broadcasted. I think that for me working at a place like this might be interesting but I wouldn’t want it to be as calm and quiet as it was. I would want to work at a place where more things are going on daily. To work at a television station you need to know about multimedia. You have to be up to date with all the new technology out in the world today. It’d be easier if you took classes in high school that teach you about technology such as computers and how to work cameras. Multimedia is a great class that teaches all of that.
 
Some of the things that I learned about this career is that it really helps if you take internships or volunteer because that way you meet more people that could possibly get you a job somewhere. They told us that everyone starts as an internship and works their way up. Any little thing that you can do will really help you out. I think that what surprised me the most is how the lighting is so important. It takes people that are well experienced to work on the lighting because it really changes the way the room or people look. Something interesting I discovered about the job is that they need to have very good communication skills because everyone has to work as a whole to make sure nothing goes wrong while they are recording or broadcasting. They have people that help them communicate between the studio and the control room. Otherwise things could get a bit chaotic. Something that I wish we could have seen was a show being broadcasted live. It would have been nice to see how things are while they do live shows because it sounds like many things are happening at once.
 
Overall the trip was interesting even if we didn’t get to see much. I would like to go back on a day where they are more busy so I can see what everyone’s jobs are. It was a nice experience because there was much I didn’t know about television stations. It was also nice being able to see the studio. I never knew how much work went into broadcasting shows.

I had a very fun time in my visit to UC Berkeley. I learned more about what it takes to get into college and how much work you have to put in. My favorite part was being able to learn more about the campus and it’s history. I think that the campus has a nice atmosphere to it. You can just tell that people that study there are focused and determined on what they want to do, they don’t goof off with their work. Even though my expectations weren’t fully met, I still learned a lot by going to visit UC Berkeley.

On my visit to UC Berkeley, I had expected to see more things on the tour. For example, seeing the dorms and going into more of the buildings. Also I was hoping that we would get to see some of the sororities and fraternities because they seem really interesting. One of my expectationd that was met was that the campus is very big. I think that almost everyone got tired from all the walking we did during the tour. Another thing that met my expectations was that there are many students attending UC Berkeley. It didn’t really surprise me because of how popular the school is for provinding a good education. I think that what I most expected was to be able to go into the classrooms. I wanted to see how it would feel like to actually be in there. Also, it would have been nice to talk to some of the professors.

What surprised me during the visit to UC Berkeley was that it’s a type of school where the students hang around and chill with each other. Also that there are many activities that are avaliable for the students. I think what surprised me the most was that you can create your own class. you can teach your class to other students and get credit for it. I think that it is a fun way to get more credits in college. Another thing that surprised me was that the dorms and other types of housing aren’t on campus. This means that the students need to get used to walking around. Personally I like that because you get a good exercise everyday.

I learned a lot on the field trip to UC Berkeley. Even though it wasn’t exactly how I pictured it, I learned many things I never knew about the school. I would like to go back some day because it’s one of the colleges I consider going to. I know I have to work really hard to get in though. Overall it was a great experience and I’m glad I went.