"Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo. I do believe it." -Paul Simon

As a child one of my favorite places to be was at the zoo. As an adult one of my favorite places to be is at the zoo. I have one of those mental disabilities where I look so much older, but my mind still wants to be a kid. That might not be such a hindrance as a an aid however.

When I started my college career I felt a little sheepish when I told people that I wanted to work in a zoo for the rest of my life. As I continued in my schooling I've become more confident in my decision and thus it's become quite a fun game for me to see peoples reactions when they realize that I'm serious. "Oh you're majoring in animal science, you're going to be a vet?" "Nope, a zoo keeper."

The major difficulty of this whole theory is that the only zoo within 2 hours of me is actually more like an aviary, where the largest carnivores are the bobcats. (They do have a very impressive bull elk.) That is why I've decided to attempt a job at Utah's largest zoo. I'll be dropping off my application to the Hogle Zoo on Tuesday for seasonal employment with hopes that I will be able to use the time to network for better internships outside of quiet Logan.

I'm actually pretty excited about the idea and am expecting all to go pretty well, if I can actually get my cover letter up to standards . . . anyways, wish me luck.