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 …
summer abroad
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 …
A New Perspective
Having been back in the U.S. for over two weeks now, I have completely readjusted to life in my home country. However, the effects of my study abroad experience will not be forgotten. My time …
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 11 – Better Homes than Forests
June 4th, 2014 – Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve 2200 hours. Everyone is asleep. Day begins and ends early in Ecuador. I have been here for what feels like a lifetime. I am finally starting …
Day 11 – Welcome to the Jungle
June 4th, 2014 – Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve Today there was more work involved than “fun and games”, so I’m still waiting for Guns N’ Roses to do their song justice. And here I …
Day 9 – Rules Are NOT Made to Be Broken
June 2nd, 2014 – Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve What is wrong with me? I have violated the basic premises of the Ceiba summer program, significantly increasing the potential danger of this trip. Veering off …