This past year my passion for the outdoors and nature has led me to start my fishing journey. Along with my friends, I have been going on countless trips to freshwater streams all across Ohio. Shown in the picture is a smallmouth bass out of the Little Miami River. Being outside and in nature has always been very important to me my whole life. I think it’s very important to be connected with our Earth and I love bringing people outside with me. My passion for nature has definitely driven me into a science field academically and I can’t wait for this summer so I can go fish even more.

This silly photo of me is my first day of biotech when I was a junior year in high school. This photo is very important to me because these were the fundamental years of my passion for biology. Being a part of the biotech program at my school was such a special part of my life surrounded by my friends and favorite teacher. This class made me want to study microbiology in college and hopefully go into the scientific field as a profession. This class and photo is a big factor in what I do today and inspires me to do my best in college so that I will be successful for my future.