Personal Narrative: Marine Biology

As a kindergartener, when I grew up I wanted to be a princess, or own a hamster farm, or never really grow up at all. In second grade I developed an obsession with the ocean and what lives in it, specifically sharks. Because of my love of sharks I decided that when I grew up I wanted to be a marine biologist. When I made this decision I never knew what a big part math played in this profession. Math has always been my biggest weakness when it came to my education. I would spend hours trying to understand all the numbers and what to do with them. I know now regardless of my love of the ocean, I would have ended up being miserable having to spend the rest of my life constantly feeling confused and idiotic.

It was not until I was fifteen that I was able to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. This realization came from spending eight weeks working as a camp counselor to a large group of six year old boys. When I started working part of me was excited to finally have a job and responsibility, but the other part of me dreaded spending my entire summer away from my friends. A few hours into my first day I knew I was going to have one of the best summers I have ever had. This
While being a camp counselor is extremely challenging, and some might look down on the fact that I have spent my summers working at a summer camp instead of interning or having a job that pays more. The truth is I would not have spent my summers anywhere else, being able to help build and shape these kids minds in a positive way was the biggest reward. Seeing the change in each child from June to August made me want to wake up and do this everyday no matter what challenge could be presented . My summers as a camp counselor helped me realize that teaching is what I want to do for the rest of my