Bridget Duffy
The residency tour was really interesting because even though I go to University of Maryland, I saw programs I had never even heard of before. The microbiology lab that we did, testing for E.coli in a stream was one of my favorite activities. I have always enjoyed biology and lab work coming from an environmental perspective, and I got to learn a new technique. I had only heard about E.coli from the outbreaks that were talked about on the news so I had always assumed it was very harmful. But I learned that most varieties cause little to no harm, it just signifies a presence of fecal matter. That said it was also unfortunate to see just how much E.coli was living in the water we were watching kids splash around in only minutes beforehand.
(Setting up agar plates with sediment from the stream we were testing.)
Another part that I loved was when we went to the bug zoo. I had heard about that being on campus but this was the first time I ever got to see it. I have always been a bug lover ever since I was little so I was fascinated. I was able to learn about every bug that was put in my hands, so it was as interesting as it was fun. I especially loved getting to hold the millipedes. It was honestly pretty calming, and quite soothing to watch and feel them crawling around on my hand. The stick bugs getting nervous and becoming an actual stick was really funny, and the giant grasshoppers were really cool feeling.
(Me and my grasshopper buddy)
I also really enjoyed the leadership training we did the first day with Myles. It was more interactive and in my opinion more productive than any other leadership training I had done. I hadn’t really thought about group exercises and trust exercises as a means of working on leadership, but that makes perfect sense when I really think about it. I felt like I really got to know the other interns. We were supporting each other and laughing, and it was a good start for all of us.
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