My name is Baylie Locke and I'm a senior biology major here at the University of Oklahoma. The plan is to graduate this spring, so here's hoping that that stays put! My ultimate goal is to be a veterinarian with a focus in marine animals, but that's a bit down the road. I am currently waiting for responses from a few different vet schools I applied to, and I'm hoping to start at one this fall.
In the meantime, I work at an animal hospital here in Norman as a veterinary technician and I love my job! Getting to interact with the animals is obviously the best part, but my job isn't all puppies and kittens like most people assume. It's tough work and can really take a toll on you, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I myself do have a dog named Lily, she's a Cocker spaniel who I love with my whole heart. I think she actually believes she is a human, her personality is so striking and she will sit up on the couch and watch TV or movies with us, barking when something exciting is going down.
(Lily watching Supernatural with me)
I am the chaplain for my sorority, Sigma Phi Lambda, which is my main time consumer. I love getting to know the girls and being able to meet with them where they are as we grow together. I'm a super shy person and would have laughed if you told me I was going to be an officer this time last year, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I'm so glad that I followed what God was wanting from me in this time, as I feel it's really shaped this year for me and has given me such room to grow.
I love to read when I get time, I am currently rereading the Harry Potter series. I don't often reread books, so you know that if you see me reading it more than once that it's one of my favorites. I also really enjoy superheroes, Doctor Who, and pretty much the majority of other science-fiction fandoms you can come up with. I take pride in the fact that I am now roping my little sister, Cheyanne, into also enjoying these things. I think she first started watching the shows and movies with me solely to be like me, but now she's starting to genuinely like them herself which I think is really cool! If I'm not doing schoolwork or working on something for Phi Lamb, I am likely with Cheyanne (she is my favorite person, after all), cherishing the bit of time with her I have left living at home in Norman.
(Cheyanne relishing the warmer weather of months past)
That brings me to the fact that I do live at home, which is super convenient and helpful, although this is definitely not where I'm originally from. I've lived in nine different places, but I did most of my growing up in Farmington, New Mexico. My first year of college, my family moved to Norman and I went off to school in North Carolina. I ended up not finding my place at the university and transferred to OU, which has become my home. My family has always been OU fans, and I think I was meant to end up here, I just had to take my own detour first!
(A couple friends and me in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl before things got sad)
