My Story

I've always loved the oceans, ever since I was little. I do not have a single memory where I passed up the opportunity to be in the water. As a child, we used to go to Goa every year for a holiday, and not once did I pass on going to take a dip in the sea.

Knowing my childhood fascination with water (no particular reason, just water, not even the life in the water), I guess becoming a marine biologist just made sense. That, and a family member had a fascination with diving, so having them as an influence also helped.

In 2018, we went to Dubai to visit family, being a bunch of tourists, we went sightseeing. One day, my whole family took me to a marine park, just to see some marine life close up. Being in this park, I was utterly amazed by the animals being brought out, and the way they were trained to perform such tricks. I am ashamed to say, that my motivation to do something with marine biology came from this marine park, and at the time, I wanted to try becoming a trainer in one of these parks.

That's how my fascination grew. After about a year, I almost forgot about wanting to become a trainer, I researched more on the subject, and developed a passion to research and study marine life in their natural habitat. 

Since then, I have read many websites and watched countless documentaries on marine life, learned so much information about these gorgeous, complex creatures. I've attended webinars to learn about marine life and the work a marine biologist would have to do, and I've attended classes just to learn more about marine species.

My passion for marine biology was slowly dying, and I thought it was just a phase, so to speak, and that I was just another teen confused about what they should do with their life. I even went as far to research other career choices, because I was so unsure about my choice at the moment.

But then I watched a documentary that spoke very fervently about how marine life are dying, and that the real cause of this was overfishing, and not so much plastic.

To hear that, I was shocked to say the least. My whole life, I grew up with people all around me, telling me how to stop single use plastics, and how much the environment would benefit from that change. Granted, the environment would benefit from boycotting single use plastics, but not as much as we think it would.

I watched the brutal bloodshed of whales in this documentary, and it moved me so much that I was in tears. I could not live with myself if I had walked away from the opportunity to help research, educate and preserve marine life. This documentary is the reason I am still so very passionate about marine life.

I educated myself on the living conditions of marine life that was captured and made to perform at marine parks, and it was abysmal. I am extremely ashamed that my passion started with wanting to become a trainer for a marine park, but at the same time, if it wasn't for the initial interest, I would not have had the opportunity to become so passionate about the subject.

I created this blog because I want to share my opinions on marine biology and write about topics that really fascinate me. 

If you enjoy reading my blog, I truly appreciate it :)