During the spring quarter of 2026, I got the honor of being a part of the Friday Harbor Labs Spring Marine Science program. During this program, I took three classes: Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea, Novel Marine Ecosystems, and Portfolio in Marine Science.

This program provided me with numerous resources and helped me gain useful skills. I was able to network with a lot of scientists from all over the US. I gained knowledge about fieldwork.

I got to learn what it is like to get field experience:

• Eelgrass restoration

• Clam-digging surveys

• Crab trapping experiments

• Learning about marine mammals

• Community outreach events

• Research Brochure

• Commentary

Since winter, 2025, I have worked as an aquarist for the fish store Moonlight Aquatics!

I maintain aquarium fish stock by caring for different fish species from around the world. I personally get the chance to learn in-depth details about each freshwater fish species, along with snails, crabs, and shrimp!

I also gain a lot of customer service knowledge by advising customers on aquarium supply purchases and proper fish care, specialized for each fish species.

It is an incredible opportunity to be able to volunteer for The Whale Museam and their stranding response program. As a volunteer, i am someone who is able to do outreach events, informing people on boating regulations around whales and other marine mammals, talking about what is the proper way to deal with strandings, and am someone who can help on marine mammal report calls. assisting with strandings, necropsies, watching, etc.