After receiving an associates of science degree while playing volleyball, my not-too-distant plans were to become an X-ray associate to an MRI technician. I have spent the past 3 years working in a hospital and an outpatient diagnostic imaging facility to prepare for my future, though two years in, realization set in. While waiting to hear about my application status for a radiography program, the reality was, I was not excited about the possibility of being accepted. I reflected on the environment I had experienced and the growth I had obtained working with technicians of all imaging modalities with great fondness and gratitude, but I was missing the signs where my personality and intentions really stood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found myself in a place of raw honesty after not getting accepted by just one rank. While I loved patient care and aimed to be a positive moment in rough times, life slammed me into a place of close reliability to those I aided. I could continue to become an X-ray Technician, even though my heart now empathized and hurt a different way with each case, or I could take time to reevaluate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not too long after, the signs that were always there made themselves clear. Part of my personal foundation had always been with aquatic life and the ocean. I grew up raising a variety of fish, from indoor tanks to outdoor ponds, which led to my first marine biology class and educated-interest in marine animals. At the beginning of my teen years, I saved to buy my own saltwater tank. Caring for and learning about the world of marine life, from fish to corals, turned into a seven-year hobby. Not only did I have a history of caring for marine life, I have always had an at-home-feeling of being in the ocean and observing what sea life is in the surroundings. With this realization, I knew I had to look into what a career involving this passion would include.<\/p>\n\n\n
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