The nature

As a becoming biologist, I have always wanted to see animals and nature during my travels: the spiders and snakes in the jungle, the elephants, the sea turtles and whales. I enjoyed starry nights on an island, with the bioluminescent plankton in the water and the dark skyline of palm trees. I climbed many mountains on holidays with my family, breathing the fresh air. I explored creeks and bays while snorkelling or scuba diving. Ever since I knew how to swim, I went searching for crabs and gathering shells. Perhaps the biologist has always been inside me, but it was during my travels I really came to know who I was and what I wanted to study.  The feeling of “going back to nature” – which is a quite typical idea of Romanticism - makes me at the same time feel as “going back to myself”. Travelling is part of shaping our identity. 

Whether they are furry friends or snappy crabs – I always feel the urge to study them closely.