Hey guys, Today was a very chill day. My hives have gone down significantly. I skipped morning swim this morning just to make sure I wasn’t going to have a flare up but I didn’t so I decided I am going to get back to morning swims. We had breakfast and some of my classmates who were scuba certified went on a dive with our professors. Meanwhile the rest of us worked on our research projects. I created a spreadsheet to log all our quantitative data. Then I got to work on writing our pre-proposal and started the power point slides. When my partner got back from the dive, we worked on adding all our data onto the spreadsheet. Once that was done, we started working on our individual lab write ups. I have gotten my introduction and abstract written. I just have to add the methods and once we finish collecting our data and analyze it I can add the results and discussion. After I finished writing for the day, I was able to join some of my classmates on a sunset snorkel. It was so fun! The water was murky because of the tide but the view of the sunset was unlike anything I have ever experienced. I had a moment of clarity while in the water tonight. I thought about all the hoops I have had to jump to get here and how much I have just felt completely defeated. From the trave delays, to not feeling like myself at all, random hives, not feeling like I fit in, and anxiety, I have still made it. I found myself looking at all that I have accomplished that brought me to that moment in the water at an island on the great barrier reef. I have really enjoyed being able to research and get this experience. I have enjoyed collecting data and creating projects to study. This experience has not been what I had expected and it has been a rough. However, I have learned from this experience that I am a lot stronger than I give myself credit for. I have persevered when I just wanted to give up. I just keep telling myself that I am doing cool things.
Keep doing cool things friends! Taylor
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Kelly Kenyon
6/21/2023 05:13:47 pm
Taylor, thank you for sharing your daily experiences and adventures. I love hearing about all the amazing things you are doing. You are a very smart and talented woman! I love you so much and can’t wait to hear about everything you experienced.
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AuthorTaylor is currently a senior at Utah State University studying environmental studies and biology. Taylor has always loved the ocean and plans to attend Western Washington University for a masters in marine ecology. Taylor first found a love for marine science as a child growing up in the Pacific North West. ArchivesCategories |