National Zoo Visit

Last week I had a lot of time off....well 5 days in a row.  So I hung out with my husband for his 2 off days and got a response back from the asia trails department at national zoo about a volunteer position I applied for.  They wanted me to come and do an interview with them on wednesday!

I left the house at 9:30am and drove to the closest metro station to take me into dc.  I rode 2 subways and then walked 1/3 of a mile to the zoo.  I finally got to the zoo at 11:15am and then watched the sloth bear demonstration before my interview.  

Interview went well I think, they liked the amount of experience I have and then also couldn't believe that I am married and only 23.  So we talked about how the expectations are different in the south.  If you aren't married or engaged by the end of college many people feel its the end of your dating period and therefore will be lonely forever.  Whereas in the north its unheard of to be married until your late 20s.

After the interview I decided to walk around the zoo...since I was already there and had never been.  Here are some pictures of my adventure:

Sloth Bear 

fishing cat kittens

Giant Panda

Wolf

Beaver

really cool lizard

another cool lizard

gecko foot

drooling iguana

huge tortoise

cheetah cubs

After the zoo I went home and it only took an hour to get back.  Thursday I cleaned the house...sort of and put up a few halloween decorations.  Friday I went to the maryland zoo and volunteered in the camel rides.  Saturday was work and then today was a little bit of work and then mostly hanging around the house.  Also today I got a call from the small mammal house at the national zoo to talk to me about a possible volunteer position with them.  

So I am supposed to hear back from asia trails this week, hopefully soon so I can call the small mammal house back.