Geeva Kalpana: Difference between revisions

'''The Early Years''': Kalpana's early years were spent shuffling between her home world and her father's small survey vessel, taking trips with him to investigate the various planetoids mucking about the system. This was her first taste of exploration and it got her hooked for life. Her planet-side life, while exciting, was nothing compared to the joys of sailing about on the very edge of explored space (the edge as far as she was concerned, at least).

'''Secondary School''': As she grew older, her responsibilities and obligations increased and her trips out with her father became fewer and farther between. She still got into space regularly, but there were no more week-long excursions to the edge of the solar disc. During this period, she also began looking into what to do with her life. An uncle pointed her towards Starfleet and, in a bout of exuberance, she applied. A few weeks later, she learned that she had failed the entrance exam, showing that sheer desire cannot get you everywhere. Trying to take things in stride, she reevaluated her goals and took a slightly different track.

'''University''': Intending on pursuing a civilian career, Kalpana enrolled the in-system Venek Science Institute and began studying a number of general science courses, with a specialty in astro-sciences. During the course of her four years spent studying here, her uncle and parents convinced her to try again with Starfleet Academy. Far more mature and prepared than she was four years prior, and bearing a fresh degree in astrophysics, Kalpana passed the entrance exam with above average scores. Not perfect, but then, not everybody can be top of their class.

'''Academy''': At the Academy, Kalpana spent a fair bit of time acclimating herself to the rigors and changes that come with being an iridian in Starfleet. Through all of this, she pursued courses in the sciences, and passed with above average grades in nearly all of her classes. Rarely the 'best', she tended to fall into the upper ten percent, though. It seems to be her lot in life to always be second best.