Danny Najera

I want to be a doctor, an artist, a scientist, and a poet. My dreams are grandiose, but I have taught about these things often. I chose my Biology Professor Danny Najera from Green river College to interview. I chose Dr. Najera because he is a research scientist who is passionate about his work. Danny is not the typical scientist. He is a funny, sarcastic character. This man is not clean shaven rather he can be described as a rough, ruddy man. His hair is long, and his face not shaven. His facial features resemble that of a Bush man. I met Danny at Green River as I wanted to get involved in research. He was very accommodating. I did Honey Bee Research with Danny for a year and in that time I learned a lot about bees and the diseases that …show more content…
He said, “ going to college research, wife and kids”. I proceeded to ask him the next questions which were if he knew research was what he wanted to do in the beginning and why? He responded by explaining his curiosity as a child, how science provided a lack of doubt and acted as a type of positive reinforcement. When asked experiences in his past that were impactful on him, he mentioned growing up in a gang culture where lying was acceptable and you had to basically keep up the lie. He described discovering science as the truth. The truth that was the same for everyone. He explained that truth was less subjective, and made more sense. He described it as a type of unity of knowledge where there was objective understanding. In other words, he realized that he did not have to pretend …show more content…
He also said as a student I should develop the skills and understand that it is a process. He also mentioned that I should seek to be efficient in all situations. He described it as trying to be productive in any situation.
I asked what advise he would give me to set me up for success. He said I should develop my leadership qualities. Learn to delegate to motivate and take the lead in being a facilitator. He also said I should never lie to myself. I should pay attention to the people who I surround myself with and realize that some people will be boosters and some people will be obstacles.
For me, I like Danny as he shares my ideals and beliefs. He believes that as people we have to be able to see things for our self. We have to be willing to take the risks and do the things that we love. Those things that inspire us to go beyond ordinary. So when you ask, who do you want to be? I say I want to be passionate. Passionate in everything I