Going against the norm and everything that friends and family were expecting of me, as soon as we moved to Pensacola, I began my search for "fun" jobs...

I wanted to learn firsthand (and participate in) the "behind-the-scenes" activities taking place in highly unusual career fields.

This was my first conscious attempt at "thinking outside the bun"...

My career focus switched from:
"working for a company with the sole purpose of making money"

to:
"working at something I'm passionate about and doing something that's fulfilling to me personally.

So, I applied for a job at The ZOO in Gulf Breeze, Florida... And I got it!

(In addition to being able to hold this baby orangutan on the day of my interview, they also made me eat chocolate-covered crickets!)