Introduction to myself

    Hello! My name is Christian.  My major is biology and I transferred into OU from a small school in Memphis.  Originally my major was Civil Engineering, but it took me about a month to realize I really didn't enjoy those classes and I did not want to think about concrete the rest of my life.  I picked biology for the simple reason that it was the subject that interested me the most; I really had no idea what I would want to do with a degree in biology.  It's still been hard for me to truly decide what I'd like to do after college, seeing as I always knew I wouldn't want to do medical school or some other long, arduous program.  Just recently I have become more fascinated with the growing field of biotechnology.  I'm looking to move in that direction after I graduate.
     Growing up, I loved sports.  I was on competitive teams for basketball and baseball.  It wasn't uncommon for my teams to travel across Oklahoma and sometimes into adjacent states.  As I grew up, I started to get more into tennis.  This was the sport I took the most serious once I was in high school.  Though I always thought it would be really cool, I never definitely wanted to dedicate my time to becoming a college athlete.  I continue to occasionally play basketball and tennis, just much more casually.  Nowadays, my favorite sport to play would probably be table tennis (if you count that as a sport).
     One of my favorite things to do ever is travel.  I have been blessed to travel to quite a few places in my life.  This is because my grandfather, who used to go all around the world when he was a young lad in the navy, loves to travel.  I have been lucky enough to be his travel companion on quite a few trips by now.  My grandpa's favorite form of travel is a cruise, as you don't have to move your luggage from stop to stop; it is essentially a traveling hotel.  There was one time however we traveled through England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland on a bus (we did have to take a ferry at one point to cross a strait).  I don't think my grandpa liked being on a bus as much, as we never did something like that again.  My favorite place I have been is definitely Australia.  I would love to go back to Sydney and Cairns someday.  I definitely think I took a lot of the traveling for granted as I was fairly young.  I know I would appreciate it much more now.  Two summers ago, my family went to Alaska to see the house where my dad and grandpa used to live when my grandpa was stationed there in the navy.  This was a really cool and special experience.  The wilderness and mountains in Alaska are breathtaking.  I now can see why Alaska is commonly called the Last Frontier.
     I really love animals, especially dogs.  I have one dog (it's really a family dog but I consider her mine/ours) named Maisie.  Maisie is an Australian Shepherd.  She is very energetic and playful.  We got her as a puppy and she was a handful for awhile, though she has now settled down quite a bit.  My dad has taken it upon himself to train Maisie, as he sees she is very intelligent and thinks it would be unfair to let that potential to go to waste.  She really has turned into quite the dog the last couple of months.  I will be sure to update my blog with any relevant news on Maisie. :)
     This has been an introduction to Christian!  I hope you have enjoyed reading it; I have enjoyed getting to open up on this blog.  Here is to an awesome semester, friends!

A picture of Maisie when she was a young pup, taken by my mother Vicki Trent :).