I made it!

 Hello everybody,


    I survived the engineering internship. My boss was taking PTO starting on Wednesday. So, it was just me and my coworker Wednesday-Friday. Friday was my last day at noon. I said my "goodbyes" and some people in the cubicles by mine, put on "Coffee with Connor". "Coffee with Connor" happened on Friday morning. People brought in breakfast food for my last morning. I really enjoyed talking with people and them showing me that they liked having me. Wednesday and Thursday I did mostly scanning, and I began doing some code research and buffer calculations for a new project.


    I came into Baton Rouge on Friday night. My parents and I went to Walk On's. Saturday I had a friend from Southeastern on Saturday morning. Saturday night I have a family friend get married. I finally got my Cane's on Saturday afternoon. Sunday I celebrated Mother's Day with my extended family. 


    Two Fridays ago, I shadowed the environmental department. We went out into the marsh to measure how many plants are in a square meter and the percentage of the plants. Some areas were cattle farms, which become a marsh during the rainy season. 

    Last weekend my uncle and aunt came to visit me. We went to the botanical garden in Naples, and different shops in Naples. 


    This coming week I am going to catch up with friends in Louisiana, and look for a new job near Fort Myers for the rest of the summer.

Marsh land plant survey

Cattle watching us work

Plumeria rubra 'Ohio Pink'


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