Week 1:
So, our blog is now going to be a focus of me over the next 2 years, during my school program.
To start off.....what is EATM? EATM stands for Exotic Animal Training & Management, and it is a program that only exists in Moorpark, CA. Greg and I moved back from London directly to California so I could try to get into this program. Initially, my goal was to train dolphins and other marine mammals. At this point I think I still want to work with marine mammals, but I am also learning so much about other animals that I think I might change my mind and just be very open to other animals, including primates.
I had taken lots of classes already, and then didn't get into the program in 2010 so I worked full time at General Motors for nearly a year. On Friday, April 29, 2011, I got THE call. I had finally been accepted into the program and was going to start in August.
That brings us up to today. Monday was the first day of orientation, but only in the sense that we had to get all of our shots and physical out of the way. Tuesday was the first real day of orientation. This week has been spent learning practices, procedures, rules, the ground, animals, and so much more. I think my head is going to explode at this point. Tomorrow (Friday) is an all day work area. I got assigned to weeding...yay!!!! (not!)
Will give more details next week, just know that I am super excited to be starting to work with animals....something I have always wanted to do :)
