What are you most surprised by during your first week of internship and why? Post an image that shows what surprises you.
What most surprised me during my first week was setting out waters for people who cross the border. I knew it was dangerous but I never realized how many people die every year from dehydration while crossing. I also didn't think that this kind of thing was aloud either what with the Border Patrol being so close but Border Angels has constant communication with them to assure nothing illegal is happening. It was a really interesting experience, walking so close to the wall & leaving waters everywhere. I also found it interesting that the wall does have so many gaps, stopping only to start again in a few yards. There's also places where we can talk to people on the other side, which is what we did while we were out there. Overall, it really opened my eyes to things that we don't really talk about enough.
What most surprised me during my first week was setting out waters for people who cross the border. I knew it was dangerous but I never realized how many people die every year from dehydration while crossing. I also didn't think that this kind of thing was aloud either what with the Border Patrol being so close but Border Angels has constant communication with them to assure nothing illegal is happening. It was a really interesting experience, walking so close to the wall & leaving waters everywhere. I also found it interesting that the wall does have so many gaps, stopping only to start again in a few yards. There's also places where we can talk to people on the other side, which is what we did while we were out there. Overall, it really opened my eyes to things that we don't really talk about enough.