Today, I had my interview for the internship with Five Rivers Metroparks at Cox Arboretum. Though I was pretty nervous, like always, before the interview, the park manager Rick was incredibly nice and we got to talk about bicycles. I've determined that I am a master at bringing bicycles/ Bike & Build into any conversation. Whenever I'm with friends or anyone who already knows about the bike trip, all I say is "THE trip" and they know that I'm talking about Bike & Build. They all have probably heard the same stories approximately 1,210 times, but luckily they don't tell me to shut up about it... yet. In due time, it will probably happen. Anyhoo... back to the interview... it seemed to go pretty well. There are some things that I need to look into getting certified on (Pesticide Spraying, CPR, etc.), but it would be a fantastic way to get a ton of experience (and learn to use chainsaws). He even took me on a tour of the greenhouses to show me the projects they are working on. It was really fun to see how excited he was about the tree seedlings that were growing. I could tell he is passionate about his work, and I think I could learn a ton about the field. Oh, did I mention that he was jealous of my bike trip (biking across the country is on his bucket list). Just thought I would throw in more bike talk.
The problem that I'm facing is trying to figure out if this would be feasible with school. I think I would be fine this spring, because he sounds like he can work around my school schedule. The problem is that I need to take summer classes (so I can graduate in 2 years, I think), but I would be working 40 hours a week (with a 7:30-4 work schedule everyday with either Friday/Saturday or Sunday/Monday off). That is definitely not going to work while taking Chem classes.
I am going to ponder over this whole internship thing, and if I get offered the internship, I might either ask about working around a school schedule in the summer, or see if there are any other positions I would be qualified for so I can still work at the arboretum. We shall see... though I first need to be offered the position before I have to worry about any of this.
Besides the whole interview thing, I've gotten some awesome messages from my B&B family members who have received their secret surprise. It's been great hearing from them, and I'm glad they are enjoying the surprise. I'm trying to burn some more copies of the DVD so I can send more out tomorrow, but luckily I don't have to do much work to get them ready. Now, I just need to read for BIO tomorrow and of course, work on Calc homework. If there weren't so many problems for each section, I wouldn't mind Calc so much. Hopefully doing all this homework actually helps when it comes to test time. We shall see.
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