Well this week has been spent on researching city fees at my internship....and then I have spent all weekend doing research for Dr White on the MS4s. I have been combining data from two large binders that were compiled when they first researched this about 5 years ago with data from two sheets from the State of Kansas. Once that was done, I looked up the websites of each of the municipalities are verified contact information and looked for Stormwater programs listed on their sites. I copied pertinent data to individual computer files for the 65 communities on my list.
Last night I did take a break and went to listen to some music at Karen's Korner. One of our friends was there playing last night. We (my sister and I) sat with his lady friend and had a fun time. I paid for taking that "break" as I was up until 5:00 this morning working on this research. I had planned to finish that yesterday and write a couple of literature reviews today, but no such luck. Well I just zipped the file and sent it off. Will be starting an on-line course this week (Session B) and gearing up for the Capstone starting on March 9th. I am finding it a stressful trying to keep up with everything...a student's bane.
As this is a small town, when I read the local newspaper, I know or have met many who are written about. For instance, the City Engineer was interviewed about modifications to one of the City's roads. Another article involved an interview with the County Nurse whom I have sat with at several functions. This internship has given me a different perspective on "my little town." It is nice to feel like you are really a part of the decision making process. Hope you all are enjoying your internships too..
That's one of the cool things about small town atmospheres, know a lot of the people. The research does sound stressful though...
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