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May 14, 2007
So I've been interning for an entire week now. How exciting! I have learned sooooo much at the facility from everyone around me. I got my first Review Sheet from the internship coordinator (who is also conveniently my current roommate) today, so I plan on going over that tomorrow and completing it to turn in on Thursday when I return. I don't think it's due 'til Monday, but whatever. I'm not the kinda person to wait until the last minute to do things. Plus I'm kind of eager to self-evaluate all that I've learned so far. :) The cleaning and scrubbing portion of the internship is something that will never go away, so I've become a super-scrubber of sorts over the course of the week. I also learned even more food prep stuff and I finally feel comfortable beginning food prep in the morning by myself if the need ever arises. (Side story: The other morning was crazy when everyone arrived--there was apparently an electrical fire in the wall overnight and it shut off our freezer and all the refrigerators. So everything had been slowly defrosting all night, which is BAD NEWS. So we all scrambled to get food prepped for dolphins and otters really quickly for the morning training sessions, and electricians were called in immediately to fix the problem. They got it corrected rapidly and everything was great after that. It just goes to show how everyone really needs to work as a team in this kind of a career.) I've also learned how to do the music for the dolphin presentations. 
It's not difficult by any means, but learning the different songs and what type of training sessions they're used for (high energy vs. low key) was something to become accustomed to. I'm a pro at it now. I will also be setting up a "practice presentation" schedule on Thursday with the coordinator so that I can begin practicing my narrative for the otter presentations. Eventually I will be doing a dolphin presentation, too. I'm not afraid to get up in front of a group of people to speak, but if I have to memorize something (like the narrative they gave me), then it makes the situation a little more intimidating. But with something I already know from my own personal knowledge, then I don't mind at all. So I think that I'm just going to practice the narrative 'til I have it down pat, and then I'll have nothing to worry about! I also have my swim test coming up on Saturday to make sure that I'm incapable of drowning myself while in the water with the dolphins, hahaha... just kidding... but yeah. It should go well. I think I just have to retrieve a weight off of the bottom and some other standard tasks. I'm kinda looking forward to it in a way, because it means that I'm also another step closer to being able to work hands on with the animals! :) Yay!
So I've been interning for an entire week now. How exciting! I have learned sooooo much at the facility from everyone around me. I got my first Review Sheet from the internship coordinator (who is also conveniently my current roommate) today, so I plan on going over that tomorrow and completing it to turn in on Thursday when I return. I don't think it's due 'til Monday, but whatever. I'm not the kinda person to wait until the last minute to do things. Plus I'm kind of eager to self-evaluate all that I've learned so far. :) The cleaning and scrubbing portion of the internship is something that will never go away, so I've become a super-scrubber of sorts over the course of the week. I also learned even more food prep stuff and I finally feel comfortable beginning food prep in the morning by myself if the need ever arises. (Side story: The other morning was crazy when everyone arrived--there was apparently an electrical fire in the wall overnight and it shut off our freezer and all the refrigerators. So everything had been slowly defrosting all night, which is BAD NEWS. So we all scrambled to get food prepped for dolphins and otters really quickly for the morning training sessions, and electricians were called in immediately to fix the problem. They got it corrected rapidly and everything was great after that. It just goes to show how everyone really needs to work as a team in this kind of a career.) I've also learned how to do the music for the dolphin presentations. 
It's not difficult by any means, but learning the different songs and what type of training sessions they're used for (high energy vs. low key) was something to become accustomed to. I'm a pro at it now. I will also be setting up a "practice presentation" schedule on Thursday with the coordinator so that I can begin practicing my narrative for the otter presentations. Eventually I will be doing a dolphin presentation, too. I'm not afraid to get up in front of a group of people to speak, but if I have to memorize something (like the narrative they gave me), then it makes the situation a little more intimidating. But with something I already know from my own personal knowledge, then I don't mind at all. So I think that I'm just going to practice the narrative 'til I have it down pat, and then I'll have nothing to worry about! I also have my swim test coming up on Saturday to make sure that I'm incapable of drowning myself while in the water with the dolphins, hahaha... just kidding... but yeah. It should go well. I think I just have to retrieve a weight off of the bottom and some other standard tasks. I'm kinda looking forward to it in a way, because it means that I'm also another step closer to being able to work hands on with the animals! :) Yay!
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