field notes from tasmania
I'm Indra. I write about coral reefs, sharks, and learning to be a marine biologist.
Hi.
I'm Indra. I've decided I want to be a marine biologist. I'm aiming for UTAS in February 2028. Until then, I'm learning out loud.
This site is where I read papers I can barely understand, write about what I notice, and (sometimes) email scientists to ask questions. Most of the emails go nowhere. A few don't. Those ones have changed my year.
Amma and Appa built this for me so I'd have somewhere honest to write. The writing is the point. Everything else is scaffolding.
— Indra
currently writing
On the first time I emailed a real coral scientist
14 · apr · 2026 · field notes
where i am
Chapter 1 — Foundations & curiosity
jun – aug 2026
recent writing
14 · apr · 2026
On the first time I emailed a real coral scientist
I sent it. Then I waited. Then I learned the most important lesson of my year so far.
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