I’m Here…So Why not

Never in my life would I have found myself in a mud pit with “rednecks” driving
ATVs over hills while I dodge landmines (cow dung) trying to get a closer look. But that's what I got a chance to do.

This internship has given chances to do a lot of things I never thought I'd do. It's given me a love of nature. I went to the beach for the first time my first week here and I’m planning to go fishing for the first time as well. Each story puts me in an unfamiliar situation. Each one encourages me to try something new.

This week I wrote a story about a “don’t feed the pelicans law.” I have never seen a pelican up close. I had to go to a marina where this boat docks, and a fisherman by the name of Graham Reed fillets their fish, bags them in ice and gives them to the customers. It was cool to see how fast he does it and the crowds of pelicans looking for the scraps. I also saw him tackle a pelican, not to hurt it, but to remove a hook caught in its right breast (awwww).

It was cool. Surprisingly, he gave my photographer and me a bag of filleted fish that he was given. How cool is that?I’m ready for a fish fry. Oh yea, I going to try to take swimming lessons. I'll keep you posted.