This internship has officially launched! I am currently getting settled into my office located in the Bill Robertson Center in the Everglades, and getting used to the official title of Archives Intern. I am also learning a lot about the history of the Everglades National...
I embarked on this journey to El Paso, Texas to be part of Chamizal National Memorial one week after graduating from college. I did not know what to expect but knew a little bit of the history about the park from reading online. I was...
My name is Fernando Rojas and I'm a rising sophomore at Yale University. I'm spending 10 weeks in Topeka, Kansas researching Mendez v. Westminster. I've been given the amazing opportunity to work on the case that ended school segregation for Mexican-American students in Santa Ana,...
I have been a Grand Teton Naturalist Ranger for officially a week now. I have met people from all over the world, seen a Grizzly and her cub roam freely, initiated a 70 year old in as a “junior park ranger”, and helped an injured...
Hey everybody! It's me again, Daniela, and I am back for my SECOND summer with the Lowell National Historical Park! I could not be happier about that! This year has started off on such a positive and upbeat note and let me tell you why:...
This week has been all about training with the Interpretation & Resource Education Department with the Grand Canyon National Park NPS staff along with many, many other interns. Many of them from the Greening Youth Foundation who attend various HBCU campuses. Trainings have included from how...
Last Saturday I left Maryland for the Land of Enchantment. The plane ride was 5 hours, so like many plane goers, I designated my flight time as siesta time. However, when I woke up and heard the flight attendant utter “have a great day, and...
"Being Mexican is a state of soul—not one of mind, not one of citizenship. Neither eagle or serpent, but both. And like the ocean, neither animal respects borders."—Gloria Anzaldúa THE PEOPLE INVOLVED Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez (Source: Sylvia Mendez) The story of...
This has been one tough week for me! My work week is Monday through Thursday 10 hours a day. It’s an especially a long day in the hot sun and dry air. Thankfully I have been adapting to the weather as the week goes on....
Astoria, Oregon is a picturesque, storybook town along the Oregon coast. A place with deep Native American culture, where fish canneries and logging flourished in the 1900s, and has developed into a richly artistic community. I recognized it was a special place as soon as...
As I look over the horizon in daily guided tours, I am always amazed at how beautifully painted the rural plains of Idaho are. It has officially been almost a month that I moved here and was greeted by one of the many hundreds of critters...
Let me start off by saying, I hate driving. When I read the welcome letter from NPS stating that driving would be one of the most dangerous things that we would actually do all I could think was “whoop-de-doo I’m in for an interesting summer”....
In the four very different cities that I've lived in for the past six years, the ocean has always been a common denominator that gave me a sense of comfort and familiarity. Needless to say, it was strange flying into Redding without the ocean's royal blue hue...
Hi there! I just finished my first week at the Grand Canyon (GRCA), and let me tell you, the heat is out of control. The weekend I arrived, there was an excessive heat warning, meaning that in two consecutive days, the temperature was 105 degrees...
As we embark on our longest family road trip yet, I reflect on the Lewis and Clark Expedition that led to the same destination -- Astoria, Oregon. Ours is a much more mapped and air-conditioned journey of course. The famous explorers traveled west in...
Almost tucked away behind the tourists, shops, restaurants, traffic and street hustlers of Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco lies the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park and Museum, home to a number of 100 year old ships. Whereas most parks are about the physical tangible...
¡Hola! [caption id="attachment_5212" align="alignright" width="384"] We looked for catalog numbers on each of those hooks and inspected them for any damage.[/caption] This weekend I was able to get out and explore Lincoln thanks to one of the artists in residence here at Homestead...
It has been 10 days since I have arrived at Craters of the Moon. Every morning I sheepishly wake up at 6:00am sharp from my bed and think “is this real?” From the blaring streets of Pacoima to the calm and rugged landscape of...
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Hello...
I've been in Colorado for a little over a week now —and what a great time it's been. My mom came with me for the weekend to make sure I was okay moving across the country. This is the furthest away I've moved from...