“I’m sure my roommate and fellow conservation corps member, Emily, got so sick of waiting for me to take a picture of every new type of mushroom I find while we’re trying to monitor in the woods.”

“Imaginary Interviewer: So Virginia, you’ve been with AmeriCorps for… four months now?”

“With under a month left, I am kicking myself for not getting out and exploring more, because every time I do, I find another great feature of this place.”

“This lake will always be a very special place to me, and I know for certain that I will be back on Squam even after my term here has ended.”

“[C}oming out here with no prior idea of what life would be like on the lake was a little intimidating, but I quickly realized I had no reason to be nervous at all.”

“There is no place on earth better for fall than New Hampshire*.”

“This was my first experience with a non-profit and it’s been super inspiring. I know now that I want to continue in this line of work and work with forests and watersheds in the future.”

“Whatever job I end up at next, I just know it won’t be nearly as much fun.”

“I am flying down the hills of New Hampshire at 120mph and all I can see out the windows are blurs…”

“There’s something addicting about the idea of being transient and reinventing myself over and over again.”