First Blog Post

 Hey guys, my name is Casey Worley and I am from the Kansas City area in a place called Shawnee. One day soon, I hope to be going to KU med and a little farther down the road, I want to be a doctor with my own practice. Something I am passionate about is medicine and making connections with others, so that is why being a doctor is the right path for me. There's nothing (I assume) like seeing the smile on a person's face when you tell them they are going to be alright. What fascinates me about evolution is the fact that (I may be wrong here) we have gone from tiny little single-celled organisms to the big ole humans are now. I can't wait to see what we evolve into next. While I might not notice evolution in my daily life, it certainly exists. The ways that humans have evolved from the beginning of human-being-hood affect my life today and the decisions that we make and the environmental factors that push us will affect populations millions of years from now. That is kind of crazy to think about. From this class, I hope to evolve as a student (but at a much faster rate than evolution typically takes place). By this, I mean that I want to become a more inquisitive learner and formulate ideas about evolution that I have never considered before. As a young scientist myself, I want to become in tune with my environment and thoroughly understand why things are the way they are. If I can attempt to do this, I will definitely have a great semester.