Office Gull0 Comments
GoShoals | 7:52 am | August 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
Our friendly office gull has been pecking at the screens all summer:
http://www.goshoals.org/island/files/gull.mov
Requires Quicktime
Appledore Island-working interns0 Comments
workinginterns | 2:42 pm | August 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Shoals Photos0 Comments
workinginterns | 8:53 am | August 2, 2008 | Photos
A week of many firsts0 Comments
workinginterns | 4:16 pm | July 18, 2008 | News
So far, my experiences as a working intern here at Shoals have been exciting and diverse. Yesterday I cleared the trail to the infamous Shoe Tree. I hadn’t been there before so it was fun and suspenseful to work my way there with the weedwacker. Before my Shoals adventure, I had never used a weedwacker before. Actually, it has been a week of many firsts. I now know how to use a power washer, drive the all-terrain vehicles, get to know the gulls (like Lucy, the overprotective mother, who just happens to inhabit the path in front of my dorm), and bake an enormous batch of ginger snap cookies. My trip to the island alone was an experience–the wind picked up and the waves were high and the boat cleared the water several times. This was the farthest offshore I have been in a boat. I got drenched, but it was exhilarating! Each day I learn something new, whether it is a new skill or new information. It’s great to be a part of this community and to help the island campus run smoothly. There are always many opportunities for fun as well, and the sunsets never disappoint.
Gull0 Comments
workinginterns | 1:23 pm | | Photos
Gulls seem to like internet access just as much as we do.
My first days on Appledore Island as a working intern0 Comments
workinginterns | 9:42 am | July 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
It has been interesting waking up to the sound of gulls. I have mowed, done dinner clean up, made embryo jars, and helped with the trash run so far. There is always a great many things to do here. I love the free time that I have spend in the hammock, reading and watching movies. I would recommend this experience to anyone. It is really going to be the experience of a lifetime.
Have some fun as a Working Intern0 Comments
workinginterns | 4:46 pm | June 26, 2008 | Photos
In addition to taking a course at SML, I highly recommend taking a few weeks to earn some extra money as a working intern. We spend our days building trails, weed whacking, helping out in the kitchen, painting the buildings, driving the tractors or smaller boats, and helping with other odd jobs. Working 8 hours a day (when your commute to work is only a 1 minute walk) also allows for lots of time to explore the island, play volleyball, learn to salsa dance, watch movies, play music, or just lie in the hammock. We’ve also had the chance to help some of the research interns with their projects, visit neighboring islands, observe a dolphin dissection, and more. It’s pretty much the best summer job ever.
Photo collection…0 Comments
GoShoals | 1:59 pm | June 16, 2008 | Photos
… by Hanna, Island Coordinator! Right here.
The summer is on….!0 Comments
robin | 12:48 pm | June 12, 2008 | News, Uncategorized
What a treat to leave the 97 F temperatures on the mainland last week and feel the 70 F air at sea once the Kingsbury left the dock headed for Appledore! It was wonderful to see the Animal Social Behavior students presenting the results of their projects, see the FMS’ers at a Willy lecture, sit in on an evening music session with Ben, Kipp and Maira trying out new tunes on the fiddle and banjo, and come back from Smuttynose with thousands of artifacts from the 19th, 18th and 17th century. 
Need a ride to or from Shoals?0 Comments
robin | 10:39 pm | May 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Our web guru extraordinaire, Tyler, has set up a Shoals forum. Need a ride to Shoals? Post on the forum! Have a ride to or from the island to offer another student? Post on the forum!
Later we’ll add other topics as needed, such as ‘what to bring to Appledore’, etc. If you have an idea for a useful thread, let us know! shoals-lab at cornell.edu