<p>
	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Jared.png" style="width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;" />Scared, anxious, terrified, petrified, excited and uncomfortable are all words that describe the way I was feeling driving up to Au Sable to start this environmental education internship. Typically when I&rsquo;m asked to do anything with kids I tend to take a pass because I&rsquo;m not quite sure how to interact with them. It sounds silly but when I look down at these tiny humans we call children my mind goes blank and all I can think to do is to just start speaking gibberish. Once training started I was feeling fairly comfortable with my situation, mainly because I wasn&rsquo;t thinking about the kids who would be coming in just under a week.&nbsp; However, as the first day of teaching grew closer my anxiety started to soar and I was filled with doubt. I was constantly thinking that I made a mistake and wasn&rsquo;t the right type of person to do this internship, but I kept praying that God would give me the strength to make it through and that I wouldn&rsquo;t be a complete failure. The night before the kids arrived I didn&rsquo;t get much sleep and couldn&rsquo;t look at my notes enough.&nbsp;</p>
