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My Life with Monika Nagel: I realised my dream of becoming a professional mermaid

I’m really grateful that Lynn at MerMazing has given me the chance to live out my dream of becoming a professional mermaid.
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For a moment, I became a mermaid at New Orleans' Audubon Aquarium: Here's what it was like.

When the Audubon Aquarium asked if I would like to try my hand at mermaiding, there was only one answer: Absolutely. I clearly had no idea what would be involved. Perhaps there were elements of ...