Did I mention how adorable baby terns are?

It’s crunch time! Although my internship lasts until the end of September, one of the programs I am most involved in is coming to an end.

Let me back up…

One of my major responsibilities this summer was to act as the liaison between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s External Affairs office and a group of about 28 SCA Interns (Go here: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/cpwn/programs/cip.html for more information about the interns). On August 6th all 28 interns will be sending me their summer projects to edit, organize and make available for web display. I will not be the only person working on this task although I am responsible for interviewing a bunch of these folks in person. The interviews themselves will be sent down to the AV department to be turned into a movie for the regional office all employee meeting on the 17th of august.

I am busy and exhausted… but loving every minute of it.

Most of being exhausted comes from all the travel that I do for my job. Recent highlights include a trip up to Umbagog New Hampshire, Ellsworth Maine and Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Mass. In Maine I got shuttled to an island off the coast. On this journey I saw seals, razorbills, puffins and BABY TERNS! The best part of all of this, aside from dodging angry mother birds, was holding a baby arctic tern. I never would have imagined that this is what I was going to do in my life. Perhaps it goes away after a while, but right now I am still living a dream.