Hi! My name is Aryanna Blount, and currently, I am a sophomore with a major in Film and a Minor in Theatre. I love to play video games, go on adventures, and hang out with friends and family. Another hobby I have is gardening, which is one of the major reasons why I chose this course. I own over 20 various plants ranging from succulents, trees, flowering, and many more, and during school breaks and the summer, I like to spend most of my free time helping my boyfriend’s mom with her garden, growing a huge arrangement of fruits and vegetables. Another reason why I selected this course is because I have always enjoyed being surrounded by people who have a sense of urgency on ways to help to tackle issues such as climate change or other environmental issues and gain more insight of various perspectives regarding the problems. Nonetheless, I wanted to choose a community partners that would have me challenge myself outside of the usual volunteering I do which are the community gardens or planting more native Georgian trees. This led me to choose to work with Wild Nest Bird Rehab. I was interested in my organization because it opened my eyes to the tedious process of taking in songbirds from various ages and species. Additionally, the organization opened my eyes to how much common native Georgian birds, such as the ruby-throated hummingbird and wood thrush, are becoming endangered due to habitat degradation and many other harmful environmental factors, such as increase usage of pesticides. Additionally, Wild Nest piqued my interest because I have never done animal rehabilitation, and I was interested in learning about the whole process. I am extremely excited to be a part of the whole process of nurturing the birds to health and later releasing them into their natural habitat. My main goal is to at least nurture and release 2 birds during my time at the Wild Nest. I hope to learn more about how to prevent the ascending rates of endangered songbird species. Overall, Wild Nest Bird Rehab is a very welcoming community. I have learnt so much from them already starting out from topics, such as the processes of feeding the birds at different ages, how the different bird species interact with each other in the rehab center and in nature, the anatomy of birds, and many other things. I am so excited to keep working with them and learn more things not only about the organization, but also the various ways to care for the birds within the Wild Nest Bird Rehab.