To be quite honest, this summer was way more than I ever anticipated it to be. To start, the lab that I was able to be apart of, the Animal Locomotion Lab, was a blessing to be a member of. The community was so nice and they created a space for me where I was free to grow and make mistakes. They were so kind, never made me feel left out, and were available to talk about anything, from explosive locomotion to Barbie. While the lab was always vibrant and talkative, those things never detracted from the good science that was being done every day in the lab. We were very productive and there is a chance for two papers to come out of all the work that we did. I look forward to staying with them for the foreseeable future and continuing to learn from everyone.
The cohort of people in BSURF has also made a major impact on how much I enjoyed this summer. It has been a pleasure to be around such kind people with science-focused minds and I look forward to continuing the many friendships that I have made.
Going into this summer, I would have never imagined the different side quests that my P.I would have me and Demi going on. From gorilla dissections to lemur parkour, as well as a quick detour in the human anatomy lab, I am glad that I have been able to explore so many different things in the field of biomechanics and anatomy.
All in all, this experience has been great and will prove to have been formative in the way that I conduct research in the future.
