Week 1: Leashes, Fleas, and a Dilema
Hello all, This is my first blog post, so tell y'all about myself. My name is Jamil Weathersbee, and I am a ProRanger from Temple University. In addition, I am a Criminal Justice major at Temple. I was born and raised in Philadelphia. This blog(and future blogs) aims to record my journey at my internship. My internship will be at the Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia; and First State in Delaware. The first day of my internship was on May 24 at 0500. Many stores had to change their hours. So, most stores were closed at 0400. I did not anticipate this, so I was very tired. Soon after, I met my supervisor, Ranger Fitzke, at the Law Enforcement Operation Center. Then, Ranger Fitzke took me out for foot patrol. Our first stops were opening gardens. Ranger Fitzke answered any questions whilst debriefing me about NPS policies and history. In addition, he informed me about a series of common violations that I will see at INDE. One of the mos...