BrownSheep- It's been a while

[BrownSheep]

I am tired. I had Zoo orientation today (9-5). Got to go behind the scenes some which was fun. Saw the brand new patas monkey babies that were 6 and 4 days old. Also petted one of the their giant tortoises who was just a big ham.
Tomorrow is more of the learn your duties sort of day if I understood correctly.

This weekend is super busy. I have two tests, a mountain tall stack of homework, and speech to get ready for. So, the timing of this orientation was far from ideal. Luckily, I have about 90% of the homework done and one of the tests is over two chapters I am fairly confident in.

Unfortunately, my mom and dad are in town for my dad's law school reunion and because of the orientation tomorrow (9-4) I wont be able to see them....It makes me sad.

BUT, I will get to see them next weekend.

 

[BrownSheep]

Lies! My parents surprised me and took me out for a treat after their dinner.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Lol, suprizes are sooooo nice!!!!!

 

[autumnprairie]

I am glad you got to see your parents how did that test go?
I have more homework to do tomorrow before school on thursday.
I wanted to ask what you use to keep up with all your assignments. I am looking for a better system and I have decided I hate online classes you do more work and spend more time on them than you do with a traditional class. sorry needed to vent. Have a great week.

 

[BrownSheep]

See I LOVE online classes.

Two of my classes (the homework heavy ones) run all of the home work through online systems. So, basically I log on to each system and it tells me what do that week.
My other classes use black board, I don't know if you're familiar with it, but about 95 percent of me college classes have had one.
I also try to put google alerts the day before home works due if I am really overloaded.

As for the tests .... One not so great BUT there is some extra credit coming up that should make up for it. My Stats test, I think, went pretty swimmingly. My Western Civ. paper was an A- ( I get to resubmit for more points ), I got a hundred on my speech. Several people commented on it so I was pretty happy.



There is a volunteer position with the zoo vet to trap and test raccoons around the zoo. They've been a big trouble so they are going to just start worming and vaccinating them instead of shipping them off. I REALLY want to do it! It even said you'll learn how to read fecals!.....Down side is the only shift I could do it for is back to back with my regular zoo shift..... I might still do it thought.

 

[autumnprairie]

We use Blackboard too, I wish that it would automatically show when you have assignments are do on the front instead of having to program it to do it.
I would love to work at the zoo and taking care of the raccoons too.
Can you believe it is time to do your classes for Spring semester. Have a great week at school

 

[BrownSheep]

We use Blackboard too, I wish that it would automatically show when you have assignments are do on the front instead of having to program it to do it.
I would love to work at the zoo and taking care of the raccoons too.
Can you believe it is time to do your classes for Spring semester. Have a great week at school

Bleh. I just spent 4 hours trying to iron out my plans for next semester. I'm down to purely science classes, minus the one art class I have signed up for. All of the science classes that I have the prereqs. for are at one of two times. Right now I have 11 credits and need at least three more. I'm thinking I'll get an internship for credit.

I've been looking at some of the vet clinics around the area. I'm a little divided if I should try to get on with a large or small animal clinic. Plenty of small animal clinics around, even one that serves as a teaching hospital, but a large part of me thinks I should try out an equine vet since I have close to zero experience with horses.

OR I could apply at the zoo.

I did my first volunteering shift there this week and it was a lot of fun. Interacted with some of the animals, stacked a shipment of meat. It will be very rewarding!

A.P. I hope all is going well for you!

 

[autumnprairie]

I would say large animal too. My week is ok so far. I am taking biology, physical science, math for Teachers 2, plane trigonometry, us history. They wouldn't let me take another class so I 5 classes left after that for my associates in education. Then on to ASU for my bachelors in education. I excited but scared.

 

[BrownSheep]

Well I got my classes (mostly) sorted out for next semester. I'll have physics, chem, art 100, and Anthropolgy. I am hoping to pick up an internship so I can drop the anthropology since it actually doesn't apply to my degree.

I've talked to both the zoo and a vet clinic they actually use time to time. The zoo has had a hard time getting keepers to pick up interns in the past. Which is fine actually. I already volunteer there with both their vet and a keep so I wont be too bummed if they can't rustle anyone up.

The vet clinic said theyld be willing to help me out. They don't actually have an internship position but to find out what would qualify and they would work with me to make it happen.

The zoo vet also gave me the name of another vet who does exotics to call.

The zoo has been AWESOME. I work pretty closely with my keeper and mainly help with the feedings. I know it isn't like that for every volunteer since my room mate also volunteers there but all she does is clean windows and pick up poop. It also might be because she is in the large carnivore section....Which also houses the petting zoo oddly enough. She has gotten to take some goats on walks.
My section houses jelly fish, servals, ocelots, red pandas, stripped hyenas, giraffes, and binturongs.... And a couple odds and ends like a lizard and scorpions.

I've also been volunteering with their vet to trap, vaccinate, sterilize, and release the wild raccoons that live in the zoo. Last week we fill 5 of our 7 traps. This week we got nada so she taught us how to do fecals....You guys haven't been lying. It's easy peasy.

 

[BrownSheep]

During my shift today I was allowed to feed some of the animals on my own! She gave me the keys and away I went. I fed the bat eared fox and our African vultures. I also aided in training the giraffes. They are training one of them to allow them to touch his feet. Every time he did something well I was to feed him one of the branches. There was a couple of times he almost picked me up off my feet!

I think I could be very happy as a zoo keeper.