'I’m thankful I bucked against the cultural expectations placed on me. My wild, steedlike spirit wasn’t something to suppress. Instead, it led me to a career that’s a perfect fit for me.' This week's ScienceWorkingLife:
I was born in 1990—the year of the white horse. In the lunar zodiac system, the white horse reigns once every 60 years and is believed to be much stronger and faster than all other stallions. For boys born that year, it is considered a good sign. Not so for girls. A girl born under this zodiac is believed to have a wild, steedlike spirit that will cause her to buck away her fortune, destining her family to trouble. These beliefs were indoctrinated into me as a girl growing up in South Korea.
My family elders didn’t see that side of me as much, but I frequently heard about the white horse from them as well. They boasted how “open minded” our family was for defying the omen and not terminating the pregnancy that led to my birth. “Many girls did not make it to birth that year,” they’d say. “But we don’t believe in that myth—our women are disciplined and gentle.”
I took her advice and landed in the United States to study geology. Shortly thereafter, though, culture shock set in. I was not ready for the intense physical requirements of my field courses. One 6-week summer course required strenuous hikes, camping in extreme heat, and heavy lifting. My cultural upbringing had discouraged such “wild” activities and I had never gone on extended hikes or camped before.
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