Blog Assignment:
I am surprised that the work was manageable. When I first went in, I didn't know what was in store for me. Going through my first week, I have seen that with a little effort, I can get through my work easily and correctly. I am also surprised that I got through my first part of the project assigned by Mr. Berrian, I sorted out a tray and replaced old jars filled with insects with new jars, moving each insect, labeling it, and putting it in its proper place (organized into bees, ants, wasps, or misc*).
Day 2 of Internship:
I drove to work, and got in early. 9:00 am is when I started my work and throughout the day I was able to replace 24 bottles from both yesterday and today.
During my work, there was a different volunteer named Herald. Volunteers come in and out on certain days, and today Herald came in. While doing work, we asked each other questions and as it turned out he was unemployed. Being a volunteer to keep busy, he was searching for jobs in San Diego. He had until March and if he didn't find a job by then, he would move back to San Francisco where he lived before and look for a job around there. He had gone to a UC school that specialized in biology and the sciences. I wished him luck in finding his job.
These bugs are so interesting! I have my process down... for some of the work. Every so often I look a little bit more intensely at the insects through the microscope, and I love looking at their eyes. The structure is just plane amazing, and I lose myself in the middle of my work, almost like I am in another world. Then I wake up and get back to work, discovering that I am in just back in the quiet room looking through a microscope.
Day 3 of Internship:
I get to work, and throughout the morning some of the volunteers get in. A lot of people were here on friday, and my mentor even took a picture of the 7-people filled room. It was a good sign that work was going to get done, and I even finished my first tray of jars (basically the first assignment)!
The work was easier, and I was able to identify the insects better, and move quicker to sort them out. I felt satisfied at the end of the day!
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