Personal Narrative: The Downtown Aquarium

Everyone has that one dream, that one dream that no matter what they always hope comes true. Well for me it all started when I was about three. My mom took me to “The Downtown Aquarium” in Denver, CO. As soon as we walked through the doors, I was completely mesmerized. I enjoyed seeing all of the marine life. Ever since then I have always wanted to learn more about them. As I grew older, my interest in marine life also grew. While normal first graders were reading about princesses, I was reading about sharks or dolphins. My nose was always in a new book with some type of marine animal. For Christmas I was always asking for something to do with fish. I remember one day my grandma bought me a little stuffed hammerhead shark. I carried that
The feeling of going back to the place that it all began was amazing! I felt like a little kid again. Though a vaguely remembered everything there, I still remembered many things. My mom had to practically drag me out of the aquarium that day.
Then, this past May I was able to go to “The Jenks Aquarium” with the Fort Towson Gifted and Talented program. That was just awesome! I loved all the hands on exhibits that were there. Truthfully I may have loved them too much; my friends had to keep telling me that I needed to let the younger ones get a chance to touch them. Now, love to watch the little kids because they remind me of my younger self. Then, I even made our group stay thirty minutes longer, just so I could watch the shark feeding.
Now here I am starting my senior year. I’m pushing myself just like I always have, maybe even more. I never thought I would be terrified about the future, but it’s a challenge that I’m ready for. The only thing that is keeping me sane is the fact that I can’t wait to be able to help educate people about marine life. I keep looking forward to the day that I can say that I did it; I was able to make that one dream come