{"id":4102,"date":"2011-04-21T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T20:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2011-04-21T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T20:42:02","slug":"roundin-up-and-headin-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=4102","title":{"rendered":"Roundin’ up and Headin’ Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
With only about a week left before I leave Rock Springs, I feel ready to finally head home. However, it\u2019s sad that this is the last time I\u2019ll be seeing most of the people I work with. Southwestern Wyoming really has become a second home to me and I will miss it, along with the residents here who have become my friends.<\/div>\n
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Enjoying the snow.<\/p><\/div>\n

Working for the BLM out here really has been one of the most defining experiences of my life. Traveling across the country to work in a completely different environment and collecting seeds all summer really expanded what I had thought would be future career and education options. Because of this internship, I am planning to enter an MS or PhD program in botany and ecology, whereas when I graduated, I was entirely undecided and was trying to decide between close to ten different career paths.<\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to get to know people from all over the country, and<\/p>\n

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Natural ice sculptures.<\/p><\/div>\n

learn more about the workings of a government organization. On top of that, I learned way more about plants (and seeds!) than I did before, and got to spend most of my time outside in beautiful Wyoming. Really, what more can you ask of an internship?!<\/p>\n

Best wishes for your own current and future experiences!<\/p>\n

TTFN<\/p>\n

Lara Kobelt<\/p>\n

Rock Springs, WY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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