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Luis Padilla Highlight
You're going to be the happiest in the place that best aligns who you think you are with who you really want to be.
About Luis
- Grew up in Puerto Rico and attended college in the United States.
- Says that it was a rough transition-he missed his friends, his family, and Puerto Rican food.
- He always knew that he wanted to work with animals; attended the veterinary school at Cornell University.
- Says that veterinary school was tough; he spent eight years taking very competitive classes, and had to take out multiple loans to fulfill his dream.
- While he was at Cornell, someone told him, "the best zoo in the United States is the St. Louis Zoo."
- He decided to visit and was struck by how much the workers cared for the animals and their conservation in the wild.
- One of his goals was to be "that guy" who could help protect an animal species from going extinct.
- Says that there is always more to animals than their appearances, and the same goes for people.
