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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Alyssa-Riggs-Yellowstone-250pxl.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;" />I first became a part of the Au Sable community in the summer of 2011 when I took a &lsquo;Marine Mammals&rsquo; course at the Pacific Rim campus. &nbsp;After graduating from Bethel University that following winter, I continued my involvement by becoming an Environmental Education intern at the Great Lakes Campus. &nbsp;Even though I have only been involved with Au Sable for a little over a year now, it has played a large role in the series of events that led to my fisheries internship in Yellowstone National Park this past fall. &nbsp;</p>
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	Throughout the Environmental Education internship, Paul (the EE Coordinator) would occasionally post job and internship opportunities, and this led me to find and apply for the Yellowstone internship. I certainly did not expect to jump into something like my EE internship so quickly after graduation, let alone continue to stay busy after the internship was over. Saying 2012 was a big year for me is an understatement.&nbsp;</p>
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	Living in Northern Michigan last winter was a blast, and I loved it so much that I came back to visit this past summer. &nbsp;I don&rsquo;t think I would have enjoyed it as much if it weren&rsquo;t for the people I worked with. I made some long lasting friendships and was excited to have one of my fellow interns visit me when I was in Yellowstone.</p>
