My name is Cece Watry and I have no idea how to create or maintain a blog. I'm a sophomore studying biology with a minor in chemistry. Once I finish undergrad, I plan to move on to a masters program in wildlife biology or zoology. My favorite place in the whole world is Yellowstone National Park. I love it so much that I have the coordinates tattooed on my arm. One day I hope to work there as a biologist, although I would be extremely happy to end up at any park exploring nature and our world's very diverse ecosystems. I've only been to 15 of our National Parks, but my goal is to visit them all in my lifetime.
In high school I loved playing volleyball and soccer and doing community theater. At one point in high school I was so serious about musical theater that I almost chose to go to college for vocal performance. Now I spend a lot of time at the gym and library, I still play volleyball with some of the girls in my sorority and I lifeguard and teach swim lessons at the Kalamazoo YMCA.
A few things I love: football, my family, my best friends, my little brother, a good sense of humor, and James Bond. I'm a pretty big Packers fan. I was at the game Aaron Rodgers threw that Hail Mary to Richard Rodgers at Ford Field and yes, it was incredible. I anticipate seeing how they do against the Cardinals this Saturday. My dad inspires me every day with how committed he is to my family and my little brother is my absolute best friend; he makes me incredibly happy. James Bond requires no explanation. The reason I love Ian Fleming's creative character should be clear and if it is not I highly recommend you check out Casino Royale (2006) with Daniel Craig. I am also what many people consider a "foodie." I don't have a favorite food because there is too much good food out there to choose one style of cuisine, let alone just one dish.
I am highly anticipating the things we will cover in this class. I am also currently taking the very first Climate Change Biology course offered at Western and I'm excited to see if and how these two classes will overlap. I anticipate learning a lot.
I've been to Yellowstone as well and it's amazing. Working there would be such an awesome opportunity and I hope you're able to get there! I also participated in musical theatre and choir all four years of high school and loved it, although I don't do much with singing now outside of my car :)
ReplyDeleteVisiting all of the National Parks is a goal of mine as well! You've got a great start with 15, I've only been to 5 at this point. Yosemite was my favorite one so far and it's quite a bit different from Yellowstone. I think being able to live and work in a park would be the most amazing job. Good luck with it all:)
ReplyDeleteI can't say I have ever been to Yellowstone, but it is one of my goals on my bucket list! Like you i'm very interested in biology and was in theater during high school as well. (I only really did technician stuff though) Lastly, I too am a big fan of sports, having played just about all of them!
ReplyDeleteAwesome to hear I'm not alone in being a musical theatre person in this class! I also want to visit every national park; so far, I've only visited three. The James Bond films are great, and while I do have a specific favorite food, I can relate to the idea of not being able to pick a favorite very easily. I say my favorite color is blue and favorite movie is Sister Act 2, but I have so many that it's hard to pick and those are really more filler answers so I don't have to think about it too long. Hope the Packers pull through for you this weekend!
ReplyDeleteVisiting Yellowstone must have been awesome! My dad and brother took an unplanned trip last year and one of their stops was at Yellowstone. They came back with so many really neat pictures and stories that visiting the park has been added to my bucket list.
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