June 15th, 2014 – Pukara Hosteria It is only fitting that I pay tribute to the very stars that sealed my fate on this momentous trip. I had actually forgotten about the power of the …
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Day 21 – At Any Cost
June 14th, 2014 – Otavalo That infamous and characteristic silver tongue has now replaced my warm and fleshy pink one, allowing for the best bargains at Otavalo artesian market. I have noticed that alpaca fibers …
Days 18-19 – Some Things Never Change
June 12th, 2014 – BSLL 10:32pm I am writing tonight to capture the silence of the cabin. It is past 10pm and everyone had gone to bed ages ago. Back in the U.S., I was …
Day 19 – This Time for Brasil
June 12th, 2014 – Pedernales Today the group chose to carpe diem (not Spanish…) and exploit the obvious fact that we were in South America during the World Cup: Brasil 2014 by travelling to the …
Day 18 – Half the Sum of All Our Fears
June 11th, 2014 – BSLL Although this today marked the last day of our research projects, another momentous event became blatantly obvious. The emotions elicited by my final trek into the wilderness of Lalo Loor …
Days 16-19 – Every Research Has It’s Thorns
June 9th, 2014 – Back to the Bosque Seco 9:54pm I made my inevitable farewell to the therapeutic sands of Punta Prieta as we jumped out of the heat of the midday coastal sun and …
Days 14-16 – A World of Sunsets
June 7th, 2014 – Departing from Lalo Loor 9:54pm Today we packed our luggage for our much needed days of fun in the sun at Punta Prieta beach resort. Of course we did witness the …
Day 14 – A Grain of Salt
June 7th, 2014 – Lalo Loor & Jama Entering into the 14th day of the program – the halfway mark – I couldn’t feel luckier! What a phenomenal day. I mean, like any other day …
Day 13 – Water for Life
June 6th, 2014 – Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve Yesterday the Water Quality program bed by Dr. Catherine Woodward spent their last day in the dry forest region (I’m not exactly sure where the “equatorial …
Day 12 – Bye Bye Butterfly
June 5th, 2014 – Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve General Ecology Lab 3: Insect Collection and Identification. This lab has a long history of research safety, resulting in no deaths up to this point in …