Reflections on a Summer of Collaboration, Chaos, and Creativity – Sofia
Sofia is a senior at John Carroll University majoring in English and early childhood education. She spent summer 2021 as an intern at Lake Erie Ink teaching, designing the display for the Creative Community Challenge, helping with camps and marketing, and organizing the Growth anthology. When I applied to be one of John Carroll University’s […]
Nyla McMickle
Nyla McMickle volunteered at Lake Erie Ink as a part of her Junior Service Project with Beaumont School. The following are pieces of her final reflection for the time she spent with us. Everyday after school, i drove to the headquarters in coventry directly behind the park. As soon as I walked in, I was […]
The Spirit of Lake Erie Ink
By Alec Plumley Alec Plumley was a senior English/Professional Writing Major and Philosophy Minor at John Carroll University who has worked as an intern at LEI during the Spring 2019 semester. He has worked in a leadership role on campus in JCU’s only Co-ed A Cappella group, has extensive experience in theater production, and hopes […]
Lessons Learned: My Internship with Lake Erie Ink
By Won Hee Kim Won Hee Kim is an intern at Lake Erie Ink and a third-year English major at Case Western Reserve University. Won Hee is the president of Writers Writing Words, the campus’s creative writing club. Thirty minutes into my summer internship with Lake Erie Ink, my boss asked if I could help […]
Reflections on my summer internship at Lake Erie Ink
By Nina Kerr, August 2018 Although I haven’t ever seriously considered teaching children as a job prospect, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed working with kids. They are both hilarious and wise, deeply thoughtful and silly, and open-minded to trying new and interesting things in such an inspiring way. As a full-time college student […]
We need you!
If you like creative writing, have a story to share, a skill to teach, or a subject you know a lot about, then becoming a Lake Erie Ink volunteer is the thing for you! Our Volunteers: • Connect one-on-one with school age youth • Provide academic support and tutoring • Encourage youth to use writing […]
Reflections from a returning volunteer
I’ve always loved writing and enjoy working with children, so when I heard about Lake Erie Ink, I was eager to get involved. While the premise seemed interesting, I had no idea how rewarding the experience would be. Helping students start writing could sometimes be challenging, but finding ways to get students engaged became the […]
Our 2014 JCU summer intern, Kara Simon
My time at Lake Erie Ink has been incredibly valuable for my writing and education. Being a Creative Writing major with no intent to teach, I was cautious about the internship even after numerous recommendations from my professors, but having spent my summer here I can say that it is a great opportunity. I have […]
Melissa Reflects on Post-Grad Internship at LEI
In the spring of 2013, as my graduation from college loomed closer, about to swallow me like an ominous, all-consuming shadow, I kept tweaking my resume, writing dozens of cover letters, and filling out pages of job applications, sending them into the vast black hole of the internet in the hopes of finding a steady, […]
Megan Reflects on a High School Internship at LEI
I am a seventeen year old junior at The Montessori High School at University Circle. I am an avid writer and reader and I hope to one day become a published author. I want to share my passion of writing with others and the Ink Spot is the perfect place for that! I’ve been volunteering at […]
