“I’m studying to become and environmental scientific journalist.”
“Cool, what does that mean?”
“I study ecology, biology, micro-biology, and journalism.”
“What’s something interesting you’ve learned from your studies?”
“This doesn’t apply to you because you’re brown, but for us nordic white people, the sun is what triggers your skin to get darker. The nerve that kickstarts the whole reaction to get browner is in your eyes. So if you wear sunglasses, your body doesn’t realize that it’s sunny outside and you get more easily burned.”