My Turn Why Different Is Better
During high school, I was not very turned on by the sciences and thought I would pursue art history and languages. I attended Skidmore College in New York and, knowing that I would have to fulfill my one-year science requirement, I took geology my first semester. I went on for a second semester and then attended Princeton’s summer field course in Red Lodge, Montana. This was a turning point, as it was clear I wanted to study geology....