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EmailTake photographs—digital if possible—to include with your final internship report and presentation. Be sure to have someone take pictures of you "on the job" so others can really see what your internship experience was like.
Keep a journal, and record what you're learning, who you're meeting and your general impressions of the internship and the organization with which you're working. This is extremely useful not only for putting together your final report and presentation but also for your own memories—not to mention contacts for future job networking! Remember, all internship experience provides something to learn from. Be sure to record the good, the bad and the ugly in your journal, both for your benefit and for the benefit of other interns who follow in your footsteps.
Stay in touch, if you have email access, with your fellow interns and your faculty advisor. Ask questions, share problems, pass along stories. This provides great support while you're away and enriches everyone's experience.
Soak it in!—Assuming it's safe and feasible, take every opportunity to explore the area you're in. If you're in another country, purchase inexpensive local items to bring back if you can—such as clothing, jewelry, music, exportable food items—to give other students an authentic sense of the people and the culture that you spent time serving. Also, if possible, bring back materials from your internship work to share with other students as part of your final presentation.
