I wake up at 6:15 every morning. I let my three foster dogs outside and try to drink enough coffee to last me the whole day. By 7:15 I am down at the barn moving through a complex system of letting out, feeding, and keeping happy the
For my fourth/language immersion co-op I am living in Osaka, Japan. Here I am working at an organization called Suisen Fukushikai which is a welfare agency that works with various groups of people, such as children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. I am currently
For my third co-op, I've been interning with the Huron River Watershed Council in Ann Arbor, Michigan. More specifically, me and the other aquatic field interns have been doing "creekwalks". Creekwalking is exactly what it sounds like: we trudge through various creeks and streams with waders
Hi all! I am currently writing you from my parent's house in Olympia, Washington, believe it or not, this is the site of my summer co-op. My parent's purchased this 3,200 sq ft. mid-century modern, palm springs style home 10 years ago, right after the housing
My employer for this co-op quarter is Mercy Health System. I am working as an intern in their marketing and public relations department. This marks my second time working in the marketing department of Mercy Health System. But, despite working in the same place and
The Glen Helen Nature Preserve is a great place to go hiking. It has over 1000 acres of forest and 20 miles of foot trails to explore. There are wildflowers and over 400 years of old growth forest to see. There is a section of
For my fourth co-op at Antioch College I am working full time at Miami Township Fire-Rescue (MTFR) and attending fire academy. I have been working at MTFR since my second co-op where I was trained as an EMT (emergency medical technician) and continued to work
I’m working on glasraí farms in Lehinch Ireland as a WWOOFer (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). Aoife and Joe are the owners of a start up farm with the ideal that their practices will be better for the environment than standard organic practices. At
Looking back on my co-op experiences, I am appreciative of all the wonderful and diverse employment opportunities. I have decided to pursue a law career aimed toward public service because of a co-op job! Currently, I am working as a research assistant for Dr. Emily
For my third co-op I chose to work at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in the Ocean Acidification department. Mote was founded in 1955 by Dr. Eugenie Clark as an independent, nonprofit marine research organization. What started as a one-room lab in Placida to study
