Oh mondays

Hey guys!

I didn't really do much today, so this is going to be a boring rundown of my day. I'd skip it.

I got to sleep in and got breakfast at 7:30 right as the kitchen was about to close. I ate breakfast with Mandy and Sam, who are from Colorado University and Mizzou, before they left for the trip with Killian. They rescheduled the trip I was supposed to go on for today and tomorrow. I decided not to go on the trip because I really want to focus more on my research here at EARTH. I only have a few weeks left here and I want to get everything done and ready to go for my research paper. I really don't want to procrastinate on this!

After breakfast I spent most of the day working on my welfare assessment rubric. I got really far with it and I'm proud with what I have so far! I added some more variables such as cow cleanliness, teat condition, percentage of miscarriages in a herd, and other variables. I'm not an avid user of microsoft excel, but I feel like this entire internship will bring us closer together and (hopefully) prepare me for using it the rest of my now adult-ish life. You never know when you're going to need a good spreadsheet.

So what else did I do after typing up this welfare assessment? Climb any mountains? Pet any cows? Find any sloths? Well...no. I worked on an analysis of body condition scores I took at the beginning of my internship. I didn't really have to do it, but I just wanted to type the information up just in case. I'm going to be working on the genetics part of my project soon, so I want to get some information organized and out of the way.

Once dinner came around I headed to the cafeteria and ate with Professor Kent, an english teacher from Texas. We had a good dinner filled with discussions about Tico culture, american politics, and our weirdest experiences here. I explained my goal was to find a sloth while I'm here in Costa Rica and Profe Kent pointed me in the right direction. Apparently there was a sloth in the rafters of the cafeteria a week ago and I didn't see it or hear about it until today. I was so close!! I need to find a sloth! Luckily Profe Kent told me that one sloth occasionally climbs up the tree in front of his office so I can always check the tree.

THEY'RE JUST SO CUTE AND I NEED TO SEE ONE

Well, that's about it. Sorry for the boring post guys, it's just been a slow day. Hopefully tomorrow will be more of an adventure!

-Allie