This past week has been one of the
best and one of the most challenging times that I have had in a while. I am use
to taking public transportation and having a lot on my plate but the transition
was more difficult than I originally thought. I think one of the biggest
challenges for me is managing my time and not overloading my schedule. Since
there is so much to do I always say yes when someone invites me somewhere or an
opportunity presents itself. However because of this week I know what I need to
change and will be less stressed.
Working at my internship has been very
enlightening and fun for me. Learning about baboons, the difficulties the
organization is facing trying to manage them and getting to know the ins and
outs of the organization is something I wouldn’t give up. Going out to the
different sites and seeing the baboon troops in their natural habitat is
amazing. I know there is a lot of conflict with baboons coming into people’s
homes and taking their food which is not good, but seeing them just going about
their lives I can’t get mad at them for trying to survive. I think it’s hard to
coexist with the wildlife around us but I think it is our responsibility to
understand that as we expand outwards the animals are losing the space they
need and interaction with them is going to happen.
In addition everyone at my internship
is open to answering questions I have and always try to give me work that they
think will be interesting for me. I especially appreciate that the people I
work with care about my opinion and want to know about the management we have
in America. They treat me as an equal which is great because it gives me the
opportunity to use the skills and knowledge I have gained in class in a real
life setting. Thanks to this willingness to include me in different projects
and explaining things to me I am starting to figure out what I want to do in my
future. I have discovered that sitting in an office all day reading and writing
is not what I enjoy and I would prefer to have a career in which I have
opportunities to go out into the field.
In all this week has been action
packed and I look forward to seeing what these next weeks have in store for me.
Especially heating the thoughts of my fellow peers on what we are learning in
class, along with their experiences since they have been in Cape Town.
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