As a hockey player, it's important to practice regularly so that you can play well on the ice during a hockey game against another team.
Once I was no longer a hockey player, I had to redefine who I was and what I wanted to be. Allowing myself to answer such questions this late in my life (well, I was only 21 years old!) was the best gift I could have made to myself back then.
After a few years, I became the president of my university’s biology student association, returned to the Galápagos Islands and spent a summer capturing dragonflies in northeastern Quebec. After four amazing months (easily the best four months of my life!), I boarded the plane for Australia to begin my first field season. In summary, life could not be any better! I was living a dream I had when I was 12 years old. I even remember doing an oral presentation in my seventh grade country fair about New Zealand! Now, I'm about to complete my degree and fly out to New Zealand to play hockey and work on a wildlife documentary production.
On my way to the field, I was not quite sure what to expect. Integrating into a new group of research and working on a surprisingly unique species pushed me outside of my comfort zone.
Today, I believe I will remain close to the natural world in many ways. My passion for filmmaking and science communication will keep me close to classrooms like yours, either remotely or in person. I can’t wait to create more stories to tell as we go!
