Meaning of life quote from Anna (Montevideo)

"Advancing conservation biology"

Anna, age 41

Montevideo, Uruguay

January 26, 2021

This perspective on the meaning of life comes from Anna, 41 years old, based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Their one-sentence answer adds to a growing global atlas of perspectives on what makes life meaningful.

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