Gave Up Not Caring
I knew I wanted to study marine biology after I was stung by a jellyfish off the coast of Italy in third grade. I later found out how it stung me when visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the fact that a creature without a brain could do that fascinated me. The passion drove me to apply for college under a marine biology major. I chose University of Oregon because it has a great marine biology program... and a great journalism program: my other passion. I spent my childhood
