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I had big plans for winter break. I was going to apply for a Fulbright Fellowship, hammer out the details of my Masters Project, submit applications for summer internships, submit more images to National GeographicContinue reading
Another sunny day in paradise! Our fourth day of adventure began with kidnapping spinner dolphin specialist, Carlie Wiener, and heading up to the west coast of Oahu to a town called Waianae. Here, we boardedContinue reading
Today we met Umai Basiliaus, who works in the Policy Planning program of the Palau Conservation Society (PCS). While Umai’s formal presentation gave a great overview of the organization and its objectives, she shared invaluableContinue reading
Humbled and inspired. Those are two words that describe how I feel at this very moment—and how I’ve felt for a lot of this trip. Tonight we were invited to a dinner at Chief NgiraContinue reading
When you leave Palau, you’re charged fifty bucks in cash. Ouch. I’ve been whining about it quite a bit if not verbally, at least internally. However, today’s discussions made me feel incredibly better about payingContinue reading
January 15, 2014 Today we once again enjoyed the type of weather most people only dream about in the middle of January. Sunny, slightly breezy, and hardly a cloud in the sky, which was perfectContinue reading
Today was my 10th day in Palau, and the 8th day of my conservation & development class. This morning we met with Irving and Tiare with OSCA in Ngardmau state. What was amazing about Ngardmau,Continue reading
Aloha from all of us here on Oahu! Our third day of class began bright and early, as we rose before the sun to prepare for our hike to Kaena Point—the westernmost tip of Oahu.Continue reading
Invasive species are all around us, not only as we go about our day to day lives, but also whenever we travel, well, anywhere. Invasive species are an inevitable part of life in the globalContinue reading
Today in class we frolicked with seven fat and happy sea turtles in contribution to a long-term health assessment of Hawaii green turtles, or “honu” in Hawaiian. Andy set up the day’s adventures essentially onContinue reading
