(January 18, 2012) I ended up canceling my internship because we were afraid that the service day would run longer than expected.
       I usually get a new reading from Amanda every week. Sometimes it may consist of procedures for growing the mushrooms, or other important steps that I should be aware of. The book she gave me at the beginning has a lot of different pictures, diagrams, and explanations about certain procedures and topics. This prepares me for whatever we are doing that day. Recently she has given me various packets about specific experiments that are similar to ours. This is always interesting because it consists of real information and results. One packet I received almost seemed right out of a high school science book. It was much easier to read and understand, and it defined the hyphae and other materials that were used. The most recent one I read was all about a patent that another employee was reviewing. It was difficult, yet interesting to read. No matter what is going on, there is always something informational and resourceful for me to read.