However, scanning the list of possible placements I noticed primary schools were a very prominent feature.
I do love young children but decided that spending two weeks with then would be too much! So I set about finding somewhere different I go.
My dad had the idea of the Spalding Guardian. I went through a phase where I really wanted to go into journalism and as I was spending the first week at a photographers, I decided that the two would show a huge contrast in working environments; just what I wanted.
DAY 1
The first morning soon came and I suddenly wasn't so sure I wanted to do this! It's fair to say I was nervous on my first morning but I soon realised I had nothing to worry about.
I was asked to start at 10am on the first morning as the reporters had deadlines to meet and the last thing they needed was a work experience student floating around!
First I was introduced to everyone in the editorial office and they were all really friendly.
I was given my own desk and computer and soon felt quite at home. Task one was to review last weeks edition of the Lincolnshire Free Press, something which I was quite daunted by at first.
After twenty minutes I thought I had finished when it suddenly struck me that it was not a bullet point list which news editor Kate Chapman was expecting but a whole, paragraphed review!
It didn't take long for me to get into the swing of things and once I had started there was no stopping me! I then realised that writing articles and reviews is something I really enjoy.
When I returned from my lunch hour I was given some old press releases to write up.
Having had no experience of article writing, I was at first unsure as to what to do but after quickly scaning the paper once more to try and get some tips, I had an idea of what to do with the notes. That was it, I was off!
I went home on that first night tired but very proud of myself and relishing the thought of going back the next day.
DAY 2
Having arrived at 9am on day two, I was informed that I would be going over to the court for the morning with reporter Tom Hughes.
I was very excited about this as I had never been to the courts before and so I was interested to see how the trials were carried out.
I was told to take as many notes as I could but that I might find it difficult to keep up as I do not have shorthand.
"How hard can it be taking a few notes?" I thought, but I soon realised that it is much more testing than it looks! I never realised just how fast the English speak!
At the beginning most of the cases were offenders who are not local, meaning the paper would not be covering their trials.
Then there was one very long, very confusing case which lost me a couple of times but I somehow managed to get myself back on track and I walked away at lunch time with pages and pages of notes, most of which made sense, well to me anyway!
My next task was to type up the notes into short summarys of each case. After checking some details with Tom I began and by the end of the day, I had printed off three pages of these stories. That is the best part of writing anything for me: when you print off your work, read through it and think "I did that!"
DAY 3
Almost before I had sat down at my desk I was told that I would be going out with Nikki Griffin the photographer for the day.
I assumed this would mean driving around Spalding and taking lots of photos of different places and people but I soon realised that "driving around" plays a big part in her day.
Our first job was at a nursery in Gosberton Risegate.
I have a friend who lives here and so I thought I would know whereabouts we were going.
However, it didn't take long for both of us to realise that in fact my geography of Spalding and the surrounding villages is not great!
We found our way and were greeted by lots of toddlers playing instruments: predominantly drums!
After a couple of minutes of positioning them and taking some photographs, the task was done and we were already onto job number two.
Other jobs that day included Gedney Hill Primary School, Moulton Chapel Primary School, vandalism in Long Sutton and plenty of roadworks!
It was such a great day. I loved being out and about and it was great getting to go to a few places I had never been to before.
Nikki was really friendly and made me feel part of the team.
I even got to have a go using an SLR camera which was a really good experience. Something else to add to my list of things I have done this week!
DAY 4
This morning I was given some press releases sent directly from the police to type up into stories.
I started writing these up until at 11am I went out with features writer Julie Williams on a Home and Garden supplement interview.
We went to Pinchbeck to interview a couple about their hot tub. We spoke to them for about one and a half hours. Tim the photographer also came to take some pictures. It was great to be able to see the social side to the job and just to be mixing with the public. The hot tub looked rather inviting as well!
On our way back to the office, Julie and I spotted a police underwater search unit parked on Albion Street. I noticed that they had a boat on a trailer with them too. I reported this back to everyone when we returned and reporter John Baker instantly jumped up and went to investigate!
We discovered that the police were just carrying out a search for a missing person but that they had not been successful in finding anyone.
After lunch I carried on writing up the police press releases.
I was by now becoming a bit more adventurous when using 'OpenOffice' (the software I have been using during the week to type everything up) and discovered how to make my text move! This was all good until I discovered that I had also inadvertently deleted some text.
However a few clicks of the 'undo' button and my work had all been recovered.
It suddenly hit me that my work experience was coming to an end and that soon I would be back to the daily grind which is school!
DAY 5
My final day! I climbed the stairs up to the top floor for which will possibly be the last time, full of anticipation of what today would bring.
That is another part to work experience which I have really enjoyed: the fact that I do not know what I will be doing each day until I get into work in the morning.
I finished the police press releases this morning and had a final look through the other work I have completed through the week. And then I wrote this!
This afternoon will, I am sure, be just as interesting as this last week has been.

I would strongly recommend the Lincolnshire Free Press to anyone looking for a work experience placement. I have been able to experience working by myself as well as part of a teama nd have learnt a lot.
I have had many new experiences and have learnt valuable skills which I will endeavour to take with me into my future life. The other employees have all been very friendly and willing to answer questions or to help me out when I get stuck.
It you have ever thought about journalism as a career, or even if you just want to experience something which allows you to be creative, and to get out of the office then the Lincolnshire Free Press is the placement for you.