Chapter Uno - Tu Inner Pescado (:

Okay, first I would like to say that I have never, ever in my life liked science. Ever. So upon getting this book, I felt like I was going to drown in a sea of words about a fish evolving into a mammal, and then into a human being. Whoopee. That is definitely something that I would not like to re-live, especially after taking the class two years before. And boy, was I in for a surprise. In the first chapter... WE TALKED ABOUT A FISH TURNING INTO A MAMMAL. Luckily, in a good way.

I agree with Desiree that I didn't go into this book screaming with delight about reading it, but, like she, as well as many of the other students said, I actually enjoyed reading the first 27 pages of this book. I liked the use of analogies, such as a zoo, or water park, because most of us have been to one and have seen the different animals, but now when I go, I will actually look for the similarities, not the differences in those animals, thanks to Shubin. I now have a newfound respect for paleontologists because of the climates and areas they have to work in, even though sometimes those areas won't give them the responses they hope for.

What I loved about this chapter is that because I'm a pesca-lacto-ovo-vegetarian, I eat fish. But now, I don't want to eat fish, because a fish is... me. That's kind of gross, in a cool kind of way. But I'm really excited to learn more of how a fish turned into a me over millions of years. And I also like how I actually understand all of it. It makes me feel smart about a subject that I despise, or... used to despise (:

- Courtney Inbody