Jared Merriman

Interviewed by Samantha L

June 30th, at the Sea Life Center, I met Jared Merriman.  He was one of the employees working the counter with the open tanks to touch the starfish. He told me he has been working there for about a month on an internship for the summer. “I major  in zoology and I actually hope to work in a zoo with the animals someday” Jared stated. He said he was working there to gain experience with the animals. His favorite bird is the horned puffin because they look cool and they’re really friendly. There is never a boring moment in the aquarium. He cleans for more than an hour a day and also talks to people about the animals. It seems everyone I meet up here inst born in Alaska (he’s from Ohio) but has the most interesting life. I really hope my life is as interesting as these people’s.