![]() ![]() That didn’t dim his passion for diving headfirst into marine biology, a passion that was present since he was very young. When he was 10, Seamus was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor called medulloblastoma. George Matsumoto, Senior Research and Education Specialist at MBARI and his MBARI guide four years ago, is overjoyed that Seamus came back as a teen leader, and said Seamus told him how much he was growing through his participation in the program. I look back on it and I just think it was one of the best experiences of my life.”įour years later, cancer-free and still riding the marine biology wave, he and his parents, James and Riad Morrison, packed their bags and made the trip from Ojai in southern California to spend the summer in Monterey so Seamus could follow his dream – as a Teen Conservation Leader (TCL) at the Aquarium. “It was really fun at the time, and I loved the experience,” he says.” But now it’s just so much more. He even took two scuba dives in our Great Tide Pool. He went behind the scenes to feed the cuttlefishes, spent a morning talking to scientists with our partners at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and an afternoon with dolphins and seals at Long Marine Lab in Santa Cruz. He first came to the Aquarium in 2010 through the Make-A-Wish Foundation as an 11-year old with a life-threatening brain cancer – and a dream of becoming a marine biologist. Seamus Morrison experienced a full-circle moment this summer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. How often in life do things come full circle? ![]() Living the Dream: Cancer Survivor to Teen Conservation Leaderīy Tessa Terrill, Public Relations Intern ![]()
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