I am finishing up my first week here at the Indianapolis zoo marine mammal department and so far I love it! The first day was just orientation so I did some paperwork, learned the rules, and meet all the the people in the department. So far everyone is really nice and helpful. My mentor for the internship is Mandy and she is one of the senior trainers in the department. She has been very patient with me while I am learning all of the new information. lol. So far I have done fish house and dolphin shifts. I actually feel pretty comfortable with the routine in the dolphin area already! The hardest part is finding little chores to do when I finish my assigned job. I have to go take my dive physical tomorrow and then do my check out dive on Sunday! I also have to memorize my sea lion and walrus scripts, because as soon as I have those memorized I can start feeding the animals. I will try to update you all again after I have spent more time in all of the different areas!
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