In today's blog post, I'll be reflecting on my internship as a whole. I feel that I made a very meaningful contribution to my workplace. Every morning I would get the rabbit pellets and feed the bunnies before any other volunteers got there. When some had arrived, I would help clean all the rabbit pens so that they would have a healthy environment. This includes occasionally cleaning their litter boxes. When they were all clean, I would go load up the laundry and take a lunch. After my lunch, I would help some more with the laundry, set up playpens for the bunnies, do health checks and grooming on them, stock some items in the store, and tidy up their pens a bit more after they had made messes. Sometimes I would help the managers file stacks of paperwork and alphabetize things, but I tried to mainly focus on the bunnies.
I think that my work was meaningful to my education because now I know how a nonprofit organization is handled. They operate similarly to other businesses and organizations, but they rely entirely on volunteer hours. The amount of volunteer hours they get helps determine how much grant money they can earn. All the sales from the bunny store go towards helping the bunnies get nicer stuff.
In addition to these things, I feel that I have learned about responsibilities by working with these animals. Rabbits require a lot of care and attention in order for them to live a happy life. They are not throw away objects that you should buy as an Easter present. They need to be groomed almost weekly, have their litter and hay changed every two days, have their ears checked and cleaned weekly, and, most importantly, to be loved. My goal after college is to get a job at the Zoo, and these rabbits have helped open my eyes to the kind of care required with such complex animals.
The project I originally had in mind was to create a short film about the different rabbits at my workplace. However, due to the limited technology and internet connection at the SDHRS (and the lack of time not spent helping out around the building), I decided to take pictures of the rabbits and turn them into memes. I plan to upload these memes to the SDHRS Facebook page so that the world may bask in their shining glory. Here are a few that I've made.
I think that my work was meaningful to my education because now I know how a nonprofit organization is handled. They operate similarly to other businesses and organizations, but they rely entirely on volunteer hours. The amount of volunteer hours they get helps determine how much grant money they can earn. All the sales from the bunny store go towards helping the bunnies get nicer stuff.
In addition to these things, I feel that I have learned about responsibilities by working with these animals. Rabbits require a lot of care and attention in order for them to live a happy life. They are not throw away objects that you should buy as an Easter present. They need to be groomed almost weekly, have their litter and hay changed every two days, have their ears checked and cleaned weekly, and, most importantly, to be loved. My goal after college is to get a job at the Zoo, and these rabbits have helped open my eyes to the kind of care required with such complex animals.
The project I originally had in mind was to create a short film about the different rabbits at my workplace. However, due to the limited technology and internet connection at the SDHRS (and the lack of time not spent helping out around the building), I decided to take pictures of the rabbits and turn them into memes. I plan to upload these memes to the SDHRS Facebook page so that the world may bask in their shining glory. Here are a few that I've made.
I learned that I'm a lot more capable than I originally thought I was. I don't feel afraid around the territorial rabbits anymore and I genuinely feel like I'm making a difference in the world. I move a bit faster than I used to because we are always trying to complete certain tasks on time. I think this internship has helped me in more ways than one, and it has opened up many opportunities for me in my future, something that a job as a store clerk can never give me.