AWESOME!
I have an interview at the zoo! They called at the end of last week to set it up for this Tuesday (tomorrow). I'm really excited about it. I have been planning a career working in a zoo for years. A guy at my church, Don, currently works at the zoo. He put in a good word for me. He also told me that you have to start at the bottom and work your way up if you want to work with the animals. Not only do they want someone with a degree (which I'm slowly but surely working on) but they also want someone with experience. So, I'm interviewing for a job in the gift shop. I have a lof ot experience in retail and it should be a good fit for me. It is only for the summer, which for the zoo runs until the end of September. Of course, this will mean lots of days with a bunch of kids on field trips, but that is alright. If it helps me in any way to get some experience I'm all for it. And, if I do well, I will have a better chance of working there next summer as well.
Andy has said that in the fall I could possibly not have to work and just go to school. I haven't done that since high school! Right now I'm only taking two classes per semester because that is all I can really do with working 40hrs a week as well. I will be the first to say that people who work full time and go to school full time are awesome. I just know that I, personally, could not do well enough in school if I were going to school full time and working full time. Even though I may not have to work at all I may look into getting a job 2 or 3 days a week on campus or something like that. Or, if our financial situation will really allow it (we think it will) then I might try to do an internship at the zoo which would definitely give me more experience and focus more on the animals and the behind-the-scenes stuff.
Andy has said that in the fall I could possibly not have to work and just go to school. I haven't done that since high school! Right now I'm only taking two classes per semester because that is all I can really do with working 40hrs a week as well. I will be the first to say that people who work full time and go to school full time are awesome. I just know that I, personally, could not do well enough in school if I were going to school full time and working full time. Even though I may not have to work at all I may look into getting a job 2 or 3 days a week on campus or something like that. Or, if our financial situation will really allow it (we think it will) then I might try to do an internship at the zoo which would definitely give me more experience and focus more on the animals and the behind-the-scenes stuff.