Mahalo! (That's hi in Hawaiian)
I had a feeling I would like my internship when I first started, but what I didn't know is how much information I would come across that would actually interest me. Being a journalism minor in school, I was more worried about getting a good grade or making sure I had all the facts, so I didn't enjoy/embrace what I was writing about as much as I would have liked.
At the internship though, some of the things I am finding out are unreal and I want to learn more just for personal interest.
For example, recently, I had the chance to write a story for the Foundation about service dogs. At first I was excited simply because I am a huge dog lover, but the more I read about service dogs, watched videos, and spoke to service dog owners, the more I enjoyed writing! I titled the piece 'Service Dogs to the Rescue!', because whether you are living in a wheelchair or not, I really do believe dogs (and animals in general) have that certain something about them that just adds happiness to your life.
Make sure to read the story here! I love my dog, Bruno, immensely, but even I wish he could do some of these tricks I would never even think to teach him! But even aside from the tricks, I was pretty intrigued when I found out some of service dogs are raised by prison inmates, the dogs and service dog owners must go through a great deal of training, and how much the dogs can truely impact someone's life.
Woof, woof! Happy reading!
Janelle
