Why Climate Change Caused Me To Rethink My Career Plans

About two years ago I was sitting in my room scrolling through Instagram, looking at posts of girls with perfect bodies, perfect hair, and perfect smiles. I thought to myself,  I should work out more.  I should learn how to use makeup.  I should dress nicer. I was feeling very insecure about the way my body looked when a video of a girl my age passionately lecturing politicians appeared on my screen. I didn’t know who Greta Thunberg was at the time, but I was captivated by the way she...