by Jenny Ha | Jul 31, 2020
We are in the middle of of a global pandemic and at the start of a social revolution. This year has been a roller coaster ride filled with dramatic lows, peaks, and first times. The ride began in March. I thought social distancing would end by May and I would see my...
by Aisha Adekunle | Jul 31, 2020
It’s crazy that my first internship experience coincided with a global pandemic. I’m now in a professional, virtual world that I never thought I would be in. In March, when the coronavirus started to spread across the country, and universities started to send...
by Noura Al-Rajhi | Jul 31, 2020
Imagine being able to use your passion and skills to make the world a little greener. That is what I’ve done this summer at the National Wildlife Federation, thanks to the Frank Karel Fellowship. Let me give you a little backstory about myself. I love to spend...
by Ashani Williams | Jul 31, 2020
Going on coffee runs, taking notes in meetings, and plugging numbers into excel sheets. Those are the typical duties of an intern. I’ll just be sitting back, observing, and learning from a distance this summer, right? Wrong! My experience at Spitfire Strategies has...
by Patricia Sanchez-Ramirez | Aug 26, 2019
I’ve been asked to tell stories for years, from when I was a little kid participating in Show-and-Tell every Friday to the countless applications I’ve had to fill out for colleges and internships. And in theory, I’ve always internalized that stories are important. But...
by Naomi Cruz | Aug 26, 2019
“When was the moment you realized how awesome wildlife is?” That was one of the first questions my boss asked me on my first day at the National Wildlife Federation. Sounds like a simple question, but I remember my heart sinking and my mind shuffling...
