6 Months in..

My new job is going quite well. I have now been there a little over six months. I have been trained in most of the areas and have to wait to get a rabies shot to be trained in the rest. I have just finished learning to make all of the diets for everything in our section. I quite enjoy this part actually.

My favorite parts of my job is getting to do animal training. I have three animals that I am currently training. A two year old nigerian dwarf goat named Domino, a four year old miniature zebu steer named Zamir, and an adult North American Porcupine named Kendall. It is what makes my job worth while every day.

I now live in Houston with a roommate that I have known since middle school. Everything kinda worked out and she got a job about the same time that I was looking for a place. We live in a good location and with traffic I am about 20 minutes from the zoo. Much better than the previous 45 I was driving.

The only thing I still desire from this job is a little bit more mental stimulation. I would like to be able to perform research projects or write papers about the animals or something of that nature. I need to find a way to incorporate that into my job. All in all, a career as a zoo keeper is very fulfilling for me!