“Being an educator is a fantastic excuse for me to spend time in the childrens’ section of the library, reading little stories and admiring the artistry that goes into each of the books.”

“[S]erving here at the SLA not only colors us with new skills and experience, but also gives us the paints and brushes (both metaphorical and sometimes literal) to add our own individual flair to what we get out of this program.”

“The groundhog said six more weeks of winter so I’ll still keep enjoying the cold weather activities till then, but I’ll secretly be looking forward to warmer weather and the changing of the seasons.”

“[S]ince arriving in New Hampshire I have begun to understand that snow is perhaps not the boogie man I have been led to believe it is.”

“If you have to see some folks dressed up like Arctic explorers, or perhaps some suspiciously tall penguins with a color palette from the Neon 1980s dragging a sled full of equipment behind them, stop and say hi! We’re out getting information on what’s going on under the ice and adding to a long dataset that the SLA has maintained for years.”

“One thing that I absolutely love doing is making lists.”

“10 months can seem like a long time in some places.”

“It’s been Type I fun getting to know the area and the people who care about it. It’s been Type II fun sticking my hand in the freezing waters of the Ossipee Watershed.”

“In all the years of answering the dreaded “what do you want to be when you grow up” question, I would have never guessed that I would be in New Hampshire, a thousand miles from everyone I know, devoting a year of my life to AmeriCorps service.”

“The epically irrelevant saga of Moultrie Panoramic-series 180i”