Marine Life: An Interview with Kit Cabello
By Kris, a Project Exploration student
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Kris: What extracurricular,
work, or clubs did you participate in?
KC: I didn't do any extracurricular
programs at school. I just did my work,
I felt like getting done with my required
college courses. But I did exercise regularly.
I ran eight miles, sit-ups, weights, and
boxing. When I was done with school I liked
to exercise or do some reading. I am interested
in history, sciences, and architecture.
Kit (far left)
with the 2002 Advanced Paleontology program
Photo: G. Lyon © Project Exploration
Kris: How did you manage
your time?
KC: First, I had my priorities
from school so I would try to take care
of that first. After that I would like to
relax with exercising and reading. I wasn't
working during my time at Columbia, so it
wasn't as stressful.
Kris: How did you pay
for college?
It doesn't really apply to me, at least
not yet. I didn't stay that long so I only
paid for the first semester. With the help
of my family and myself it wasn't a problem.
Kris: Describe the biggest
challenge for you in college.
KC: I can't really say,
I didn't have any challenges or anything
to set me back. I just knocked everything
out of the way.
Kris: What about the Marines?
What challenges you there?
KC: Learning to be adaptive
and survive. Adapting to change was hard
because one day we would be doing something
and the next day it would be something totally
different, from weathering to storms to
making sure we had plenty of water.
Kris: How has Project
Exploration influenced you?
KC: They showed me that
if you look at things and calculated possibilities,
anything is possible. I owe Gabe and Paul
a lot, they're really good people, and I'm
glad I got involved and know them.
Kit (left) plastering
a fossil jacket during the Advanced
Paleontology program Photo: G. Lyon
© Project Exploration
Kris: What skills and
experience that you learned with Project
Exploration did you use in college?
KC: Know your knowledge.
Then being organized, like we did in PE
with data, fossils, and other things. It
has helped me out in college and in the
Marines.
Kit (far right)
with the Advanced Paleontologists
Photo: G. Lyon © Project Exploration
Kris: What's next for
you?
KC: I really don't know.
Right now I am serving in the Marines and
I really can't tell what is in store for
the future, hopefully nothing but positive
things. I also want to go back to school
sometime and finish what I started.
Kris Leja graduated from Jones
College Prep High School and will
be attending Moraine Valley Community
College in the fall of 2005.
Kris was a Junior Paleontologist in 2003, a Dinosaur Giant,
and a Wyoming Expedition Field Assistant
to Paul Sereno in 2005. |
Photo:
G. Lyon
© Project Exploration |
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