4th of July Weekend

Tristen (the driver and one of the staff rehabbers), Katherine, me, Laura (the 'animals' walked behind the float throwing out candy and I chased after them to bandage their wounds)......our prize winning float



Pretty much the whole town was in the parade: The delorean was just cool, but I don't really know what the shark-mobile was all about?!?


There were a ton of dogs in the parade but probably the best group was the Cutthroats and Canines, with their boats and even a man on a motorized keg!



Popeye the seal evaded me again, but I did find her in stuffed animal form!




So I didn't do too much exploring on my two days off :0(
There was so much thunder and lightening on Thursday that I was fooled into staying inside most of the day, even thought it hardly rained. The fourth was a great success though! I got to be in the town parade...any more doubts about me being a local? haha! It was so much fun, and really cool to see how much people cheered when they saw us because they really appreciate what the center does. Fortunately that evening I got a ride back into town with the family of the new intern, who just arrived. The important part was that they graciously gave me a ride back home when the fireworks ended at ELEVEN O'CLOCK at night! That would not have been possible on my bike! I hung around the town that evening but it was a little lonely being all by myself. Sadly the other interns had to work the late shift so they never even made it into town that night. Left to my own devices, I did something I've never done before...I went to the movies by myself! This doesn't sound too outrageous, but it's something I wouldn't do under normal circumstances, so it was kind of exciting and not as strange as I thought it would be! Now I understand how people say it can be depressing to be alone on the holidays (even though I don't think they meant the 4th of July). I've always had great memories of spending time with friends and family in summers past, so this time I really felt like I was missing out. I think God knew that I needed someone to talk to because I went to the little coffee shop I discovered and they were really friendly. They were having a little celebration in the shop and the owner invited me to stay a while and talk! I didn't stay very long but it was nice just to be able to meet someone and get a little connected with the island community.

The past two days have been non stop because we have been getting so many animals! I didn't even get official lunch breaks because there just wasn't any time. At least it never gets boring, there's always new animals, endless chores, and things going wrong! Like today, I was feeding the squirrel and he made a jail break! I now have a new appreciation for the adjective 'squirrely'. It took me forever to catch that thing, and if it wasn't for the giant gloves I had on, I would probably be missing a few fingers. I've definitely gotten less timid around the animals because it just isn't practical! Since I've figured out that they're less fragile than you think, and not very likely to attack (except for that squirrel), I've been getting so much more done!
Sorry I didn't write much about the actual internship part, so if you have any questions, just let me know!
Hope everyone is doing well!!