manatees

So, I guess I should first explain the title of this blogg. I did not know what I was writing about, so how could you title the unknown? I decided to pick the first word that popped into my head, which was convient because it is also the word I choose when playing the name-ball game in class. Manatees are my favorite animal, and have been since I first laid eyes upon the creature at Sea World when I was 6. At the exhibit there was this video of manatees and how they are endangered. I distinctly remeber in the video, a painting of a man who was about to stab a beached manatee with a spear. I immediately felt extremely compassionate toward manatees, and on that day they became my favorite animal. In general, I love marine mammals. Manatees and dolphins especially, but also seals, orcas, and whales in general. Right now my major is engineering, but I would like to work at an aquarium at some point in my life, most likely right after I graduate. My love for marine mammals has always been a characteristic about me, but as far as how I go about creating a carreer that includes has been hard to find/pick. Now the obvious answer would be to be a marine biologist, and at one point that was the plan but then from talking to one of my biology teachers, (who had a degree in it) I found out it was mostly about the dichotmey of fish, which really is not something I want to be spending the time on to learn. And then there was the fact I love to build and create or should I say "engineer" things, and ultimately I decided to apply to Tech as an engineer. I am currently trying to decide whether to be a bioloical systems or an ocean engineer, both would fulfill the degree I need to have to work in most aquariums.