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JobShadowReflection
MyjobshadowwasthebestexperienceIcouldeveraskfor!Iwenttomydream
school,BrownUniversity,andwatchedoverdifferentprofessorsandstudentsteachersto
seewhatdidforaliving.ThefirstpersonIshadowedwasmyhostRobertRobbie
Lamb.HeisamarinebiologistandworksintheGalapagos(EsterIsland).EsterIslandis
themostproductiveecosystemoffishontheplanet.Hisjobwastoidentitythefish,how
bigtheywere,whattheyconsumedasafoodsource,andhowmanywerethereina
specificarea.Robbiealsokeptalogonwhatspecieswereendangeredtoreportbackto
themarinebiologyorganizationthatfundshim.
TheotherdepartmentIvisitedwasallaboutmircoorganisms.Oneofthe
microorganismstheBrownUniversitystudentstalkedtomygroupandIaboutwas
meiofaunas.Ameiofaunaisasmallinvertebratethatlivesinbothmarineandfreshwater
environments.Theyusuallyliveinsoilnearthewater,butthestudentsdidnothaveany
toshowusbecausetheywereconsumedbyfiddlercrabs.Ialsolearnedaboutsalt
marshesandhowthestudentswouldsaythereforhourstofinddifferentkindsof
invertebratestodoresearchon.
Allinall,Ienjoyedeverymomentofmyjobshadow!Ilearnedaboutdifferent
typesoforganismsandmarinelifeandhadtheopportunitytolearnfromacollege
professorinmydreamschool.IamforevergratefulforRobbiegivingmetheopportunity
toundergoahandsonexperienceinastateofthearctechnologylab.Ihighly
recommendthisjobshadowexperiencetoanotherstudentbecauseyoulearnmoreabout
yourenvironmentandthisexperiencecouldpotentiallybepartofyourservicelearningor
seniorprojectifyouchosetotakethatroute.