Leaving behind the iconic brownstones of Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn was no easy feat. In December 2021, a dream pulled me from the concrete jungle of New York City to the swamps of South-Central Florida. Awaiting me was an opportunity with the Path of the Panther project, a camera trap tech job that I’d eagerly applied for. With a heart full of ambition and the weight of the unknown, I sold whatever didn’t fit into a suitcase or my immediate reality and boarded the Amtrak at Penn Station, NYC. Destination: Sebring, Florida. The 29-hour journey was more than just a physical relocation—it was a leap of faith. Both exhilarating and petrifying, this decision transformed my life in ways I couldn’t have fathomed.

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