Every week I cover a different species, starting Wednesday I release the “Wednesday Walks” English video and on Saturday the “Silvestre Sábado” Spanish video is released on the same species. Happiness fills my heart when I think about my local community being able to access education on the wildlife that depends on the habitats at the refuge complex in more than one language. There has been a lot of positive feedback from Spanish speakers since we are noticing more Spanish comments on the videos. My video-creating skills get better each week with more videos I do to cover the various species on the refuge.

It has been a learning curve for me since I had to get better at script writing in both languages, being able to memorize the script for the camera, video editing, and audio editing. Every week I interchange between mammals and birds so people learn about different types of species. I was thinking of incorporating plants as well since the community would also benefit from learning about native plants that are pivotal for pollinators. The species we have covered so far are the American Coot, the Coyote, the Northern Shoveler Duck, and the Black-Tailed Deer. I wouldn’t be able to create these successful videos without the help of my colleagues since I always ask someone to review both of my scripts to ensure the translations are true and there are no grammatical errors. 

Making plants a part of the series is great for my memory as well since I majored in genetics and plant biology. The time I spend at the refuge is very valuable to me since I develop all of my skills, and if I include plants in the series I will truly be remembering what I learned in college and making sure I keep it in mind. Overall, I am excited to continue my internship and I can’t wait to see how many more videos I do and what else I can learn while at my internship.