Being an
intern has the unique ability to suck, enlighten, demean, and inspire
its victim. That being said, I highly recommend it to anyone
considering the possibility of interning. The experiences and skills
learned as an intern are irreplaceable, and the responsibility
provides an insight with which to study one's self. But that's a lot
of fluff and introspective that no one really cares about.
There are
three of us interning with Asheville GreenWorks -a 501(c)3
environmental non-profit located in Asheville, North Carolina-, and
we all three have different views, but here is mine: it's a very
dirty job, and we do it for a great cause.
As
interns, we're involved in all the GreenWorks things, (Curious?) but
we're also there behind the scenes at board meetings, sitting round
tables brainstorming fund raisers, and staying after cleanups to
repair broken tools and sort the bags of trash. This blog -in theory-
is a way for us to talk to you,
but also a way for us to reflect on just what it is we're doing
everyday, because when you're down and dirty in the muck, it's kind
of hard to see the garden you've been planting. Or whatever it is we're planting; at this rate, it must be one monstrous garden.
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