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What you can do if you want to be like Chloe:
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Draw it out: Start a sketchbook and draw some of the everyday things you see. How would you draw something that’s usually invisible (too small to see, for example, or hidden underground)? How would you draw the passage of time?
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Explore your options: Try out different internships or jobs to see what you like (or don’t like) about them. Do you know anyone who really loves their job? Ask them to talk to you about their work and how they got their start.
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Become a blogger: Share your experiences (good and bad) and experiment with different ways of expressing yourself. Feeling shy? Read other people’s blogs and comment when you read something particularly interesting or inspirational.
Additional resources:
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Listen to a podcast about this career.
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Follow #MeetAScientist on Twitter to hear more about different types of careers in science.
If you’re in high school, check out research opportunities through Argonne National Labs, MSU High School Honors Science Program, MIT HS Research, Stanford HS Research, Johns Hopkins HS Research, or other similar programs.
