Cole Abrahamson was born in Los Angeles, California in March 1997. With two older siblings, he became the youngest of the family. Early childhood was simple for Cole, with his many of his memories spent playing outside with the neighbors or sitting on the roof of the detached garage, overlooking the LA Police Training Academy track and field.
At the end of elementary school, Cole and his family moved across the country to Pensacola, Florida to be closer to the majority of their family members. He began sixth grade at a new school, quickly making friends through soccer and his youth group. This youth group became an important part of his life over the next seven years and where he spent a lot of his time. At this church, there was a trip that happened every year where a member of the church sponsored a member of the youth to go on a weekend retreat. There was no phones and no contact with anyone outside of the retreat, which created bonds with the other peers you were with. At the end of this retreat, each participant in the retreat was given a bag of 50 letters, that the sponsor had collected from friends, family, and members of the church who knew Cole that all shared how much they admired and loved him. Growing up in an environment like this led Cole to grow into a caring, driven individual with a passion to help others.
Going into high school, Cole joined a marine science program that exemplified his passion for wildlife and wildlife conservation. This program even included a trip to the Florida Keys for a week. His teacher found a dead alligator on the side of the road and brought it along with them, strapped to the roof of the van, with hopes of dissecting it once returning home to Pensacola. Cole and his classmates took a vote, and the alligator was left behind in South Florida. His experiences in this program led him to major in wildlife ecology and conservation, with a passion for birds and birdwatching. Cole hopes to have a career where he is learning about animals and helping conserve them at the same time. If he could choose any animal to be re-born as, it would be an owl. No surprise there with his love for birds!
Currently, Cole works as a Youth Assistant at a church in Pensacola but hopes to move to North Carolina or northern Georgia to begin his career in wildlife. Although being a youth assistant was not his original plan after college, it is the perfect transition into having a full time position while he looks for jobs with wildlife.
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