I have now been working at my internship at HMNS for several months, and I am still really enjoying it. I have improved a lot on my fossil prepping, and feel like I am doing important work. One of the things that really helped me improve was the Paleontology A-Term trip. I learned how to tell the difference between rock and bone, and how to be much more gentle when I am chipping the rock off of the bones. I also can actually identify what type of bone I am working on now, which is very exciting. I have finished working on several bones now. The dimetrodon teeth are my favorite to work on because they are much harder to break or scratch, and they look really pretty and shiny when they are finished.
Overall, I am having a really great time interning at the museum, and I look forward to continuing this summer and next semester.
