100 Things to Be When You Grow Up

100 Things to Be When You Grow Up — page 1
FOREWORD When I was a child I was knocked over by a wave and the ocean got my attention But soon after it was the stuff in the ocean that captured my imagination The shimmering squid scuttling crabs mysterious kelp forests and vibrant coral reefs I've been swimming and diving ever since As a National Geographic explorer in residence I've made it my mission to help protect our world's oceans for future generations like you I am often asked How do you get to be an explorer My answer is simple I started out like most kids always wondering always curious about the world and always asking questions Explor ers are just grown ups who look at the world with curiosity and wonder and seek out answers In that regard all passionate people are explorers whether you're writing music lyrics and exploring new ways to mix words and sound delving deep into the forest to uncover rare mushrooms or tracking iceberg movement across the Arctic The world is full of possibilities mysteries and opportunities It's your job to start thinking about what interests you It might be one thing that hits you early on quite literally in my case or many different things And that's OK You'll find out that many cool careers combine disciplines and passions Whether you love cooking listening to music writing taking photographs climbing watching movies all of those things or some thing else hopefully this book will get your creative mind fired up and offer some cool inspiration And don't be afraid to dive in dig deep and get a little muddy along your path to discovery So go ahead flip through and have fun DR SYLVIA EARLE OCEANOGRAPHER AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER IN RESIDENCE