Countdowns

There are a few major countdowns going on in my life right now:

~3 days til the first cruise ship arrives in Haines

~10 days til my 21st birthday (woop woop)

~12 days til I head up to Canada to spend 2 weeks working with baby animals at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve

So many exciting things!!

Lately, most of my time has been spent preparing for that first item on the countdown list: the arrival of the first cruise ship. The stores in Haines make most of their profit from the summer cruise ship season when thousands upon thousands of tourists come in to visit the town. The American Bald Eagle Foundation is a non-profit organization so we're not worried about making a profit, we're just worried about making wonderful memories for the people who come to visit us (I know, I know, that sounded really cheesy). So for the past couple of days, myself, Claire, Katrina, and Marjorie have been studying and practicing so that the first group of tourists get the best experience ever at the Foundation. We were able to practice our natural history and raptor presentations in front of Dr. Hart and a few of the Youth Raptor Handlers, which went alright. We're all still a little nervous about doing our first presentations in front of large crowds of people, but I think it'll all work out in the end :)