We sit in a study room. Her outfit is one you would typically see on a given JK girl roaming down Parker’s halls. She wears a purple long sleeved sweater tucked into a bright pink skirt. Pink tights stretch over her tiny legs, and into her sparkly sneakers. Her hair, however, is a different story.

In her golden hair are five black clips. Instead of using these to pull her locks back, they are haphazardly strewn on top of her head and forehead, making her hair twist and swirl in different directions. Her mom shrugs.

“She likes to do it herself,” she said, her slightly exhausted tone suggesting that this hasn’t been the first time. Georgia McHale, a Junior Kindergartener in Ms. Shipley’s class, doesn’t seem fazed by her unconventional hairdo. In fact, she barely seems to notice.

The hairstyle is only one of the ways Georgia is different than her classmates. In addition to Legos and Star Wars, her interests include waterways and dermatology.

“She goes through phases of these obsessions of interesting things that other kids don’t,” sophomore Grace Conrad, Georgia’s sister, said. “Out of the blue, she just became interested in where the water went, where it goes.”

“Can you tell Alex about storm drains?” her mother said. When she hears the word “storm drain,” Georgia’s face lights up.

“Did you know when it rains in a storm, the rain goes in a storm drain, and the storm drain goes into a river through a long pipe, but it floods sometimes and it gets into cars and stuff?” She said.

I did not.

“And when garbage goes into the storm drain? The animals think it’s food and they eat it but then they get sick,” she said.

Georgia remembers how she became fascinated with waterways. “It’s because I was looking at two books about it and I thought, ‘Oh my god, I love this stuff!’” Georgia said. “So I got into that.”

Another way to make Georgia excited is to mention surgery, specifically dermatology. “I like it mostly because I like blood,” Georgia said.

The medical field is close to home. “I want to be a dermatologist because my mom is it,” Georgia said. “I want to be a skin doctor just like my mom. I know that sometimes there’s little goosebumps on your skin, and you can’t see them but you can feel them and you shiver when you get them.”

To keep her occupied, Georgia’s mom pulls out one of her dermatology magazines. Her eyes are as wide as her smile. “Every time one of them comes in from the mail, she’s the first to open it,” Conrad said.

As she flips through the pages, her finger moves to pictures of patients with Vitiligo and Hidradenitis. With every photo she asks a simple question: “What happened?”

In addition to her passion for dermatology, Georgia has “really big imaginations,” according to herself. With that said, she sees the value and intimacy of the unique worlds she creates, and will only tell close friends and family about her most special dreams.

Georgia’s favorite place in the world is Popsicornia. “My favorite place is Popsicornia because it’s very sunny there,” Georgia said. “I eat oranges and pineapples there.”

Her preferable mode of transportation there is by scooter. She hasn’t been there in a while, so she forgot if there are any people there. Although you won’t find Popsicornia on a map, her Mom and sister played along.

Self described as “happy and kind of a little mean,” Georgia admits her flaws. “Sometimes I’m not real respectful,” Georgia said. “I growled and I screamed at my mom this morning.”

“I like having a little sister because I feel like I can teach her a lot and I feel like she is willing to learn,” Conrad said. “And I’m willing to learn from her, too.”