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“Wherever water goes, so do I.” This quote from my interview with Susan Myers quite effortlessly sums up everything I have felt when searching for my future career. Our oceans, estuaries, and other bodies of water are an expansive, astounding part of the planet that humans have not yet fully explored. Each day we find new amazing creatures, chemicals, and processes. With such potential for massive discoveries, any scientific mind understands my attraction to this field. This is why I would like to go into marine or environmental sciences and be someone who takes data on various ecosystems or a conservationist like a park ranger.
In numerous careers within the marine biology field, responsibilities and necessary activities can fluctuate day by day. This is especially true in a sector such as a water quality sampler who takes data from various areas on shore and off. Weather and climate alters to either extremes of exhausting heat or pouring frigid rain; add murky marshland or ditches and most yearn to be back in the office at a desk job. However, there is a thrill to all of the labor. Collecting samples of the minutest single-cell organisms, planting vegetation to ensure ecological growth, and other activities focused on the aquatic environment bring a great sense of accomplishment when the day comes to write reports on everything you discovered and did. Comparatively, this fluctuation can also be observed in the field of a park ranger, especially here on the Gulf Coast. One perfect example of this is the time periods during the summer and early fall of turtle nesting season. Since all but one species of sea turtles nest at night, a ranger must go out into the pitch black night and carefully walk the beach and documen...

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...that if I am able to find my way and discover which arena is my real passion, I can one day be like them and describe my job with nothing but positivity. I will work diligently in the time to come to speak to more people in these atmospheres and get their opinions as well. I now have my own research to delve into, without as much muck and grime for the moment.
Just like the bounties of the ocean, lines of work including this monumental part of our Earth are filled to the brim with wonderful experiences and opportunities not found elsewhere. Regardless of the amount of time and labor required to not only obtain a job, but also to work with the constant changes, they are extremely rewarding because of the beauty and knowledge that you are helping to maintain or save one of the last untouched areas on this planet. Forever my passion will be with the flowing tides.

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