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Jul 15, 2018 Conversation EXPLO Pre-College + Career

Meet Dario from Puerto Rico

For Dario, EXPLO was an opportunity to explore medical sciences as he prepares for a future career as a doctor. Now, he says, he knows what to expect when he enters the professional world.

Sige Zheng

For Dario, EXPLO was an opportunity to explore medical sciences as he prepares for a future career as a doctor. Now, he says, he knows what to expect when he enters the professional world. 


At this moment of the last day of the camp, I'm feeling really excited because I've had such an amazing experience. But I'm also a little sad because I'm going to leave soon and I'm going to miss everyone I met at this place. I made a lot of friends through my living group, through my friends I knew before and through classes. I'm a really friendly person, so I made many friends here.

I took Anatomy + Physiology, Personal Essay Writing, Heart Science, and Surgical Interventions. I want to be a doctor. My dad and my uncles are all doctors. My favorite class is Anatomy + Physiology. I had a really good teacher and we do a lot of fun activities in class. For example, for the last three days we've been dissecting this pig and it's something I've never done before. From the science classes and workshops, I gained a lot of knowledge about our body, heart, and the surgical process. They give you a raw experience of what you should expect in the future when entering the professional world.

If I need to pick my favorite moment here, it's the dance at the Toad. It was so much fun. We got into this huge circle with tons of friends and were all jumping and dancing together. Another moment of my favorites is at the Brownstone Park. My friends and I did cliff jumping into the lake. I totally felt the thrill when I jumped, and when I got into the water I thought "wow I really just did this!" It was amazing.

Sige Zheng