Curiosity

 After watching the three videos posted about curiosity, I resonated with one specific video. I am studying Astrophysics, so hearing Steven Hawkings talk about his desire to learn and discover the secrets of the universe is quite inspiring. I also feel that same pull and desire to learn about our universe. The possibilities are truly endless. 

I've learned so much about stars-their life and death, planets- their formation, the big bang, how we can measure the distance to these planets, galaxies, and stars, and so much more! It's truly incredible. learning about the vastness of our universe puts everything into perspective. The chance of us existing is so small, so rare. Our galaxy as a whole, not our solar system or planet, but our galaxy is equivalent to 1 individual particle of sand present on planet Earth. How incredible! We are truly a miracle to exist. Life doesn't come easy at all in the universe. That's not to say life doesn't exist elsewhere in the universe, because I am a firm believer in extraterrestrials. 

I just love to learn!

For the most part, I've always been a very curious child, but my curiosities were specific. From a very young age through my adult life to date, I have always felt drawn to science, math, dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, mythology, art, music, stars, outer space, and mechanical components. These things have certainly influenced my life well into adulthood. 

At 18, I decided to join the military. I became an aircraft engine mechanic and was able to work on bombers and cargo aircraft. This nourished my desire to learn the how. How does the aircraft work, how do its many components work and interact with one another? What do they do? What is their purpose? That satisfied a lot of my questions. Then I started getting into the why, the engineering behind it. This led years of  digging deep into the job guides and illustrated parts breakdowns to see why things are the way they are. 

Once I decided to separate from Active Duty, I started college. In college, my original major was Earth science. I wanted to be a Paleontologist for a very long time. I love dinosaurs and thought it would be extremely cool to dig up dinosaur bones. I love dinosaurs so much that I have a dinosaur tattooed on me! Then I realized that Paleontology was mostly about rocks and not as much about the dinosaurs as I had hoped. So then I changed my major to Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology. I absolutely loved those classes. They were so cool and I plan to actually pursue this degree much later in life. The main reason I swapped my degree to Astrophysics is that they make better money, and it would be easier for me to join the Space Force or get a government-contracted job after I get my degree. I really did enjoy all of these subjects though. They were all so different and so cool in their own ways. The Earth Science and Anthropology came very very easy to me, but Astrophysics is such a challenge and I am so curious to learn about it.  Any electives I can take outside of my major requirements, I make sure to fill with earth science, classical, and anthropology class. 

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