I've enjoyed your discussion very much, Toretorden and Vegangelica. It has enlightened me to a more personal aspect of the Vegan lifestyle and biology as well.
To answer your question, Erica, I am still a student. I'm currently in the process of transferring from one college to another. I am in my second year at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC. My next stop is Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. My initial goals involved Anatomic Pathology because of a long-time fascination I've had with diseases, the human body and death; however, after two years of education in a mediocre school that hasn't provided me with enough challenges, I had more spare time than ever. I used this time to do a little introspective searching and found a new passion for plants. I consider myself fairly new to all this, so bear with me now. I, then, began looking into Phytopathology, which I feel I still know nothing about. I'm 21 years old, and feel that I've a good amount of time to decide and the best thing to do is place myself in an appropriate environment to pursue my goals.
That said, Tore, I believe you are the only one on MB that holds a degree in biology, aside from Erica now. I did not know this, and am beginning to realize why I was so intimidated and put-off by you. A new respect has begun as I read about your research work and I send my apologies for any negative energy I've sent your way. Mostly, I'm thrilled to have met two very knowledgeable biologists who share a passion for music that I can look up to.
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