Sean Aiken
Sean Aiken

Week #46 Announced – Park Ranger


IMG_6847This week I am working as a Park Ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.

I will get to experience the various duties of a Park Ranger, such as park maintenance, conservation, incident relief, and interacting with visitors.

The park was officially founded in 1916, though native Hawaiians have known about it for centuries. They regard the park as a sacred location where the deity Pele lives, the goddess of fire.

Hawaii Volcanoes extends from sea level to 13,677 ft (4,169m) and encompasses the summits and rift zones of two of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea has been in nearly continuous eruption since 1983; Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984.

The forecast looks great for the week, so we might finally get to experience some sunny Hawaii weather!

-Sean

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Sean Aiken

Sean Aiken

Sean Aiken is the creator of the One Week Job project.

3 Comments on “Week #46 Announced – Park Ranger”

  1. 1 Christian Davis said at 2:16 pm on March 1st, 2008:

    Go Park Rangers!! From a fellow park ranger.

  2. 2 Aude said at 6:23 am on March 23rd, 2008:

    Hi!!
    I’m a french girl, so my english isn’t very good.I just wanted to say your website is a very good idea. So why did you decide to change your job every week?

  3. 3 Rob said at 11:50 am on March 23rd, 2008:

    Hey dude — This is really cool. Hope you enjoyed your week as a Park Ranger. We should all be so diligent about finding a career we feel passionate about. Best of luck to you.


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