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Reaction Paper About Zookeeping

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Zookeeping, a career that generally involves taking care of animals in a specific place such as zoos & aquariums although there are other areas in which zookeeping is present. For as long as I can remember animals have always been a big part of my life, especially since I've always had a pet at home including fish, dogs, and cats, not to mention some of my closest relatives each had a wide variety of animals at their homes. Being in the military it means you get opportunities to travel all over the world and for me that meant being able to travel to Japan. When my family moved there I was about 4 years old and during the three years that we stayed there one of the few things I remember is an aquarium that my school went to on field trips. …show more content…

I'm not sure where in the world I'd be or what opportunities id be presented with but I'd hope whatever happens I'm still doing what I love and I'm enjoying it. Before thinking too depth into the future it is important to consider what I'm doing right now to prepare for my future and as of now, that means planning for college and what exactly Id like to do then. If I were to choose a college to attend my number one choice at the moment is Virginia Tech. I have multiple reasons for this choice but one of the major reasons is that it's the only college in the state of Virginia that has the degree of zoo keeping available. Since I'm wanting to pursue the career of zookeeping to me it makes the most sense to learn more about it and the closest thing to that in majoring in zoology. Throughout my college experience, I'd love to have the opportunities to gain hands-on experience which may be available if I were to be able to intern at a zoo or animal park. College is supposed to prepare people for their future and as much experience and information gained the

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