Representing the "scientist" career at a job fair, I smiled when the group of wide-eyed high school students on the other side of the table asked me one of my favorite questions. "How did you know you wanted to be a scientist?" Outdoor School—the Multnomah Education Service District program enabling sixth grade students to learn science during a week in the forest with new friends and high school role models—is the reason I am a scientist. As a scientist, here are my hypothes