My whale obsession.

Each day I put my whale necklace on I am reminded of my future adventures. I feel as though I grow closer and closer to my beloved whales. I hope to someday say I have experienced their territory, and studied their ways of the world, as such a graceful mammel is not to be overlooked.

The history of my whale necklace is quite brief. I found the charm this past summer at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee. I roadtripped to the fair with friends. One of my best friends convinced me to go ahead and purchase the charm at one of the flea market type booths in the commerical exhibit building. For a small price I bought the whale tail charm and a whale tail bracelet. Both possessions I now treasure and could not imagine living without. They both are pieces that are a constant reminder to where I am going and what potential I have for being one with the whales.

I know I may sound crazy, but whales have always been a passion of mine. Or marine life I shall say. In third grade I was determined to be a dolphin trainer after visiting the Minnesota Zoo. I grew to love looking at the fish at the pet stores and yearned to see Shamu at SeaWorld. I researched destinations in Florida that I could see dolphins from the shore. But I was never up close with a marine mammel until senior year of High School when I went to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

Beluga whales have always been a great mystery to me. Their smooth ivory white body, large alien head, and persistent grin on their face dazzle me. I always wonder how such a large mammel can gracefully glide through the water, turning and twisting like a ballerina. They seem like gentle giants to me, such as their family friend the manatees (to which I've always wanted to go to the Everglades to see). I was fascinated by the beluga whales and stood in front of their aquarium watching their movements through the glass.

A key factor that turned my interest into more research based fascination was the fact that there were workers (interns I'm assuming) who got to have their own chair right up to the glass and observe the whales with clipboard in hand. I longed to go behind the roped area where they were to get a closer look and observe for hours as a career. Since then I have always thought about becoming a Marine Biologist. It still is not out of the picture, although I have a stronger desire to turn my passion into a hobby rather than a career. But perhaps everything can be intertwined someday.

Since the Shedd Aquarium in 2006, I have traveled to the world's second largest aquarium in Valencia, Spain and viewed their beluga whale exhibit for what seemed like microseconds, but was more like 20 minutes according to my friends. I have yet to go to Atlanta, Georgia where the current world's largest aquarium is. I would one day LOVE to discover the great mystery behind beluga whales. I dream about dancing with them through the waters - gliding around with no feeling once so ever.

Ever since third grade I have been exploring the possibilities. I shall shine in whatever I put my mind to, yet this passion of mine has turned into an obsession. Who knew someone could feel so much emotion and passion toward something as magnificient as whales.

L'Oceanografic, Valenica, Spain

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