There have been some big life changes in the past month, and I am thrilled about them. I’m a little bit nervous to talk about them on here, because I’m worried there’s a part of me that still doesn’t believe it’s real, or that I can succeed. There’s even a bit of imposter syndrome sneaking in, which I HATE. But more on addressing that in another blog post.

Basically, here’s what’s happening: I’m going to be attending graduate school in the fall at UC Santa Cruz in the department of Ocean Sciences, studying humpback whale stress physiology. I was fortunate enough to receive an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship which will make this much more financially feasible. As I learn more about what being an NSF fellow entails, I will certainly share that here. But this is a big change in my journey, and I wanted to share this process with you!

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