Memoirs of a CLM Intern–Part 4: Holidays & Birthdays

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In addition to the valuable career experience gained through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Conservation and Land Management (CLM) Internship program, there are plenty of good times to be had as a CLM intern! It’s important for people who work together to also…celebrate festive occassions together!

BIRTHDAYS. To celebrate the birthdays of those with whom we work on a regular basis, we go out for lunch together. (No photo available.)

PUMPKIN-CARVING CONTEST. For Halloween, our office promoted a pumpkin-carving contest for staff participation and a pizza party. I work with another CLM intern; our mentor supplied the pumpkin, and we took care of the rest, utilizing our carving skills and incorporating our botanical work into our jack-o-lantern creation.

Carving out the mouth of our botanical jack-o-lantern

That's a BIG mouth!

"Botany Jack" on display--notice the buck-"eyes" and the sharp, pointy teeth (yellow star thistle!)

TREE-DECORATING. To commemorate Christmas, some staff members decorated a Christmas tree. Additionally, we shared a potluck lunch in the conference room, also decorated for the occasion. Staff had been invited to participate in a white elephant gift exchange in conjunction with the potluck; although the most fun was likely had by those involved, I enjoyed simply being an onlooker.

The decorated Christmas tree

The theme of this Christmas tree: the BLM Mother Lode Field Office

 

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