Why does Malek want to be a marine biologist?
when he was seven, he was out at the beach with Yasmin. She and him were just sitting just ankle-deep in the water whilst their dad dove to collect some nice rocks for their aquarium. They were just getting ready for a swim when something stuck on Yasmin’s leg. It was weird, and soft, and sticky, and colorful. Malek’s eyes grew really round, because he’s never seen anything like it. Yasmin peeled it off, and it crawled and wriggled on her palm; She went to show Malek, and he was even more amused to discover that the thing was alive. He ended up researching, to discover that it was a chromodoris, or a very colorful seaslug. He went on to research more, he was very fascinated with everything underwater. He learned to swim at a very early age. He likes manta rays, whales and nudibranches the best. He loves going to aquariums to study sharks and dolphins. His mom promised they’d go scuba diving together, and Malek’s always looked forward to that. He’s always promised his mom he’d be a Good Boy and get good grades so he can get to a big university and study the fishes, so I think part of why he wants to go to college so bad is because it’s something he promised his parents.