My name is Jake. I am currently a senior at “the oldest high school in the La Mesa area.” I enjoy playing tennis and acting when I am not at the San Diego Zoo. I have been involved with Zoo Corps since my freshman year. Zoo Corps is a program for children ages 13 to 16. We inform the public about the situation of different animals and the environment.

I have always had many pets and if any of my former teachers needed someone to take care of their class pets my family was always the one to take them in. Currently I have two dogs, two geckos, assorted fish, and around a dozen cephalopods. Aside from these I have an older sister, who is now in college, and a younger brother, who is a sophomore at the same school as me. Ever since I first went to the Zoo or SeaWorld, I knew that I wanted to work with animals. Whenever I told my parents that I was going to be the performer with Shamu, they would always say, “You won’t make much money, but you’ll sure have fun.” I have decided, since then, that life is not worth living unless you have fun, and this program is looking to be very fun.

I am on the Zoo InternQuest Animal Careers Team.

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