Song For The Taking

A very Merry Christmas to one and all!! :D I hope that everyone has a fantabulous Christmas this week and that your New Years is just as great. I hope that 2012 has been a good year to everyone :) But really it is what you make it.

This week was a very interesting week for sure. Life lessons were being learned left, right, and even leght, believe it or not :) Monday was a fun night. A bit of that lovely Brewerness in me came out when I didn't eat dinner until almost nine that night which lead to a talk on Tuesday from my host mom. She has had issues with me these last three months and finally got everything off her chest. I apologized to her and Andrew and hoped to start everything fresh. Wednesday she had a little bit more to say about me and also told me her story about her depression. Since then things have been better, I hope, so hopefully the last three months will fly by without anymore problems. Learning patience, adapting to different people, and learning to communicate in all types of relationships have been the big lessons of the week. 

Internshipywise, things are going nicely. I really don't like the cold water/crab area as it seems to me all the jobs I've ever done there are the crappy kind of jobs that no one ever wants to do and leaves until the absolutely have to be done. I got to help the manger of seals with a seal or two on Friday so that was cool to be able to talk to him about training, behavior, and such. Thursday there was an issue over night and three of the tanks in salt were pumped full of micro-bubbles  very small bubbles, that stick to the gills of fish and suffocate them. We lost about 12 fish. Luckily they were able to restock that day and the following day so that the displays weren't empty for Christmas week. Interesting fact, the only day the whole year Underwater World is closed is Christmas day. Other than that they are open seven days a week from 9 to 5. Crazy eh? :) 

Other than that things have been going well. I didn't do much besides go to church on Sunday. I was suppose to go to the markets with Maureen on Saturday but she said she didn't have any money so she went to the hairdressers instead :) Silly lady :) It's starting to get really humid and warm. Horrible! It's like the air sweats for you so you're covered in two layers of sweat! So all you wishing you were here in the nice warmth, I'll gladly trade you!! At least you're dry!

So I finally got my act together and have some pictures of the mammals. I know that some of you have been waiting and waiting for these. Also, my Christmas present to you all, I finally got a recording of the seal pantsing me so be sure to check it out and critic my nonexistent acting skills :) A special thank you to all of you who have supported me not only while I've been gone the past three months but over the course of my life. I'm sad that I don't get to spend this time of the year with you all but I will be thinking about you and hoping you have a wonderful white Christmas :) Love you all and see you next year!!

Jess, Me, and Groucho