I grew up wanting to be a professional dancer. I realized that I loved problem solving and academics, but I was sad to say goodbye to my artistic side. Although I performed better in my humanities classes, I loved the challenge of my science and math classes. My dad is a geologist, and I needed a summer job so he suggested I contact a family friend. She was working in a geology lab and I absolutely loved working with her. I say that she is the real reason I became a geoscientist, not my dad!

I realize now that geology is a very creative science. We only have a brief dataset of Earth’s processes (since humans record), and geoscientists have to think of creative ways to analyze and interpret data to extrapolate billions of years of history. I believe that artistic people can make great geoscientists as they are able to think outside of the box and provide refreshing outlooks.