I can't believe I only have 6 more weeks here at the Georgia Aquarium. Saying that I have enjoyed my time here is an understatement. I have no words to describe my experience. I remember 6 months ago I was talking to my parents about how noone wanted me for internships and I wasn't ever goto get any experience... and here I am, third internship with still more facilities interested in me! It feels awesome to be wanted by places and definitely an amazing confidence boost, I've never felt so sure and proud of myself than I do right now and I know it's only going to get better from here. I haven't written in a while, but not much more new things have gone on.
I dove with the whale sharks and manta rays in Ocean Voyager while my friends were here from Michigan and that was an awesome experience! The manta rays really like the bubbles that come from your regulator while you're breathing and they like to swim down as close as they can get so we ended up laying on the bottom of the tank with the rays swimming inches from us. I definitely recommend doing this!
We've also been able to be doing more with the belugas and seals! We've been able to feed our own whales, give the whales behaviors to do, hold all 3 seals at once and I was even "given" behaviors I can do with the whales! Getting to do behaviors with the whales is the best part, you are in charge of the whale and reinforcing when the behavior is done correctly and even point bridging!
I hate even thinking of leaving this place. It has made such an impact along with the people!
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