I am a Florida native who moved to southern Louisiana in 2010, right before the horrible oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and got a job as a fisheries biologist.  Seriously, crazy culture shock!  As if the oil spill and new job wasn’t enough, moving from city/beach life to bayou life was a complete 180!  Honestly though, I have a really COOL (do people still say that) job!  When people find out what I do for a living, they get a slightly shocked look on their face and then question me endlessly about it.  This is one of the main reasons I wanted to start this blog.  When I was growing up, the thought of being a biologist seemed like a far off dream that only happened to lucky people.  I never thought I would be able to live on a boat while doing research, dive, use fancy lab equipment, and have hallway conversations about moray eels!