ccarlos354
Registered: October 2015
City/Town/Province: Washington
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Hello, my name is Carlos and I am a senior at Capital City PCS in Washington DC. Over the summer I worked at the Rock Creek Conservation Crops. In the picture I am moving burning bush that I had just cut off. I am going to include one of my blog posts that I did over the summer for my job. You can find all the blogs at this link,https://rockcreekyouthconservationcorps.wordpress.com/, I hope you all enjoy.
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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu.
After the first week on the job there are lots of things that I have thought about, the things I took most pride about, the challenges, and the skills I would like to gain over the next few weeks. For week one something I took the most pride in was the assignment that was handed to me, or the job that had to be done. I tried to do my best at the jobs that had to be done because a job that is done half-heartedly is a job that will never be fully finished. I pushed and pushed and pushed until I could no longer push, and then I gave it an extra push because why not!? I see myself working as hard as I did in week one, throughout the next few weeks.
Coming into work the first day, I thought that communication would be something that I would struggle with, but it really wasn’t. It was really good that we all knew each other from school because no introduction was needed. But as that challenge disappeared, a new one emerged. A quite silly one when I think about it. The challenge was… deciding what to wear. Yea yea, I know its nature and I should wear whatever I find, but, I love mother nature! And the least I can do for mother nature is look good while doing good! You know? She doesn’t force you to wear your good clothes but she wants you to wear appropriate attire and since I don’t spend 5 days a week in nature, I really struggled with choosing the right clothing.
I’m pretty sure that after this is all said and done, I’m going to be really appreciative of everything that I’ve learned, especially of all the skills that will be taught to me over the weeks. But one skill that I would really like to learn is being able to stop at any time of the day and just appreciating what’s around you, especially nature. I really do think that taking some time off can help you relax and really understand lots of things. I also want to be able to spot the little things, just like Todd and Elizabeth do. They spot mushrooms and birds from like miles away! You know how cool that is!? I really want to do that!
Overall, the first week at the “job” was amaaaazing! And I write “job” in quotation marks because to me this isn’t a job, this is a hobby. I am in love with nature! I love everything about it. I am so glad that I am able to have this amazing opportunity to work at RCC. I hope that this is just the beginning.
“After all, a job isn’t worth doing unless you enjoy it.” – Dinah Sheridan "
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