Why I Chose Marine Biology As My Career

I decided at a really early age (around fifth grade) that I wanted to work with dolphins. Yeah, I know…pretty cliché, right? I wanted to swim with them and become their best friend because dolphins are, of course, the coolest animals to a little kid. This was the dream that I stuck with for a really long time, but as I grew older and learned more about our oceans, I discovered that dolphins aren’t the only ones in need of our help. I became fascinated with rays, sharks, seals, and so on (the list could go on forever). Visiting institutions like the Tennessee Aquarium and Georgia Aquarium further confirmed that I wanted to be involved with the ocean in whatever way I could. When I got accepted to Auburn University, I immediately enrolled in the Marine Biology program.

Classes at Auburn were no cake-walk, but I knew that the end product would be me working and saving marine animals somewhere in the field of marine biology. Part of the curriculum included taking classes at Dauphin Island Marine Lab outside Mobile, Alabama over the summer, and I learned much more and got hands-on experience with research and the amount of work that must be put into it. The classes I took part in were some of the best (and worst) of my life, but they formed me into the marine biologist I am today.

Why did I choose marine biology?

Now, five years later, I have decided that I want to educate people about the importance of ocean conservation and what they can do to help.

It is my dream to work at an institution whose mission is to educate and encourage the future generation to care about our oceans because we are the only ones who can protect them.

Hopefully one day I can be the person to inspire a little kid to love the ocean just like trainers and educators have inspired me.

Sydney is our newest addition to the Helping Ninjas!

Stay tuned for more photos and posts from Sydney as she travels to Dauphin Island to further her education as she begins the new journey with her career in Marine Biology; Sydney is currently working in Tampa Bay, Florida at a sea rescue center.

Welcome Sydney!

Farm To Table School Cafe

Helping Ninjas and Carmel Clay Schools, College Wood Cafe Garden

This video was created by Helping Ninjas, CEO, Lindsey Fella Berry. All content and photos were taken under supervsion of Susan Eva McCord, Carmel Clay Schools, CWE, Cafe and Cafe Garden Manager. The Helping Ninjas won a Carmel Green Teen Grant to help pursue and achieve their Green Community and Garden Outreach Project at Helping Ninjas founding members school: College Wood Elementary. Read more: Farm To Table Inspiration Story.

Susan Eva McCord is also the Green Team Representative at CWE. Lindsey Fella Berry, is the CCS CWE Green Team Parent Representatiave and helps to over see the Carmel Clay Schools Green Team Social Media and Outreach Efforts.

https://indianapolis.citymomsblog.com/motherhood/the-radish-story/

“The Raddish Story” is a true-story, about the Helping Ninjas and their school cafe garden. Lindsey Fella Berry, The Helping Ninja Mom, is a contributing writer to the Indianapolis Moms Blog.

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