My name is Kelsey and I’m a senior in high school in San Diego County. I’m extremely indecisive. When I was a toddler, I played softball. When I was in kindergarten, I did dance. When I was in elementary school, I did horseback riding. When I was in middle school, I did soccer. In high school, I started cheerleading, and that’s what I’m still interested in today. My life has never stayed constant for long. I moved from Los Angeles to Georgia as a toddler and to San Diego a few years later. My parents divorced and later remarried other people, and I have lived in a total of 10 houses; change has always been a huge aspect of my life.

However, one thing in my life has always been the same: I have always loved animals. As a child, while other kids were watching cartoons, I turned the television to Animal Planet. Every summer, once a week, my family and I used to take a trip to the Wild Animal Park. Over time, my admiration and respect for all animals has grown, and now I am determined to work with animals and make a difference in the lives of other humans. I hope that the Zoo InternQuest program can help me discover more about different jobs that involve working with animals and help me learn more about the classes I should take in college.

Next year I plan on traveling with Up With People, a program that brings together people from all over the world to perform in shows that raise money for community service. After spending a year with this unique program, I hope to be accepted at the University of California, Davis and pursue a major in animal biology.

I am on the Zoo InternQuest Photography Team.

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