For just a moment, close your eyes and imagine that you see a small research boat bobbing gently in the rolling waves of a boundless aquamarine sea. From the surface, the seafloor appears to be a tangled swirl of blue rocks and white patches of sand; however, if you leave the world of air-breathing creatures and dive into the warm water, you will find quite a different scene. Mounds of colorful coral wind in intersecting avenues far out of sight, and countless schools of fish circle in rocky canyons and hide beneath the corals. Look to your left and you will see me and my teammates: we are over by a clump of white, unhealthy coral, examining it to discover the source of its distress. In a few hours my team and I will be back in the lab reviewing data, but right now I am enjoying the sunshine. Although the work of an ecologist is not always glamorous, it is the perfect life for me.
Now that I have described one possible scenario in which I might find myself in four years, I will tell you a little more about the career I hope to pursue. Because I already earned my associates degree through dual enrollment, I will be able to graduate with my …show more content…
Unfortunately, Christian women are not warmly welcomed into the scientific community, but I want to make a difference in the world and I believe that God made me passionate about conservation for a reason. Being an ecologist means being prepared to pull the graveyard shift to protect hatching sea turtles, being brave (or foolish) enough to be eaten alive by mosquitoes, and being willing to challenge the assumptions that people have held about the environment for generations. My journey will not be easy, but I am prepared to work diligently to attain my goal, and I have seen God’s sovereign hand work in my own life often enough to know that if this is His plan for me, He will see it to
Now that I have described one possible scenario in which I might find myself in four years, I will tell you a little more about the career I hope to pursue. Because I already earned my associates degree through dual enrollment, I will be able to graduate with my …show more content…
Unfortunately, Christian women are not warmly welcomed into the scientific community, but I want to make a difference in the world and I believe that God made me passionate about conservation for a reason. Being an ecologist means being prepared to pull the graveyard shift to protect hatching sea turtles, being brave (or foolish) enough to be eaten alive by mosquitoes, and being willing to challenge the assumptions that people have held about the environment for generations. My journey will not be easy, but I am prepared to work diligently to attain my goal, and I have seen God’s sovereign hand work in my own life often enough to know that if this is His plan for me, He will see it to