I've had a lot of fun and I love this internship. I'm most thankful for the variety of things I got to experience. I was in a classroom, office, and two different science labs. I've made mistakes, spilled coffee and acetone and bugs, but I've learned a lot of different things and I think that's awesome. I did my presentation in the board room at the NAT which is a big fancy room with a BIG fancy table and tv projection screen. Every single seat at that table was filled. Some of them were my mentors, some were people I had eaten lunch with, or had random discussions with. Every single person was different and I'm very happy I got to meet all of them. I said that I've gained a new appreciation for museums and elementary school teachers in my presentation. Museums are an unique niche in the business world and I appreciate how much goes on in order to create an experience. Elementary school teachers handle little kids all day, the one time I did that I took an hour long nap afterwards. Kids are great but they're also energy consuming. I finally understand what exactly scientists do. It's not glorified work, it's a lot of tedious things. But that doesn't mean that it isn't worth it :)
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Internship BlogI interned at The San Diego Natural History Museum for the month of January. I worked there full time for four and a half weeks. I bounced between departments. Week .5 was in Education, Week 1 was in Entomology, Week 2 was Education, Week 3 was Paleontology, and Week 4 was Education. Archives
February 2017
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