I DID IT! When I first started my internship with CCF, I couldn't imagine time flying by as quickly as it did, but it truly flew by. The last few days were rough because I did not want the internship to end, so I continued to convince myself that I still had time. My last night was fabulous though: We ate oven-baked pizza at the café, had an apple strudel, and went on the night drive that I have been begging for! For sure we saw an aardvark, and I ...

Many people know that I have a very strong work ethic: I am respectful, I understand my place and my role, and I always stay motivated and interested in everything that I do. I am sure that many people have been challenged before by a coworker, supervisor, or even a customer/guest who claims that you are wrong or that you are doing something wrong. In the past when I was challenged, I kept a cool head, opened a conversation, and I learned from that ...

For the past three weeks, I have been asking for Burgandi and I to have they same day off so that we may go to town together or go see some interesting things in Namibia. This week, we were told that this would not happen because of how many counts and events there are in March and how few people we have as well. To lift my spirits, Mark, a Davidson professor conducting research here at the facility, offered to do a day trip on Wednesday, which is m...

If I were to describe my current self, I would describe myself as lucky, but this is a dangerous word to use in a work environment. As many of you know, I had many application processes for this internship. I thought that I knew exactly what I was going to do and knew all my tasks in detail. I was wrong. Every day, I wake up thinking that I know exactly what to do and how to do it, but in the back of my head I am always curious about wh...

I thought that my greatest challenge here would be homesickness. I was not worried about the work or the people because I am a very motivated individual, and I was ready to annoy people until they were friends with me. (They all chose to be my friend, so do not worry about that too much.) A lot of people suggested that I bring printed pictures of my friends and family, but I know that from experience that a picture can make me cry. I had enough pict...