We have just gotten back from a weekend of camping here along the Infiernillo, where our class has seen and experienced such a variety of sights, sounds, and stories that it is hard to tieContinue reading
Category: sustainability
Anastasia Quintana
conservation, Gulf of California - 2016, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, Gulf of California - 2016, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel
Interview with Doña Eva, a woman fish buyer from Kino, Mexico
Unlike the other students, I’ve been living in a homestay with one of the few woman fish buyers here in the 5000-person town of Kino, Sonora, Mexico. This blog post is an interview with Eva, my homestay mother, an amazing woman who has succeeded through hard work and skillful negotiation.
Michaela Stith
Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2016, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2016, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
Dancing in the Desert
When I enrolled in this class, I knew I would learn about fisheries. I did not expect that I would also learn a few new dance moves. Over the past few days our class hasContinue reading
Spencer Ware
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
Highway from the Comfort Zone
Traveling in your comfort zone is a meal with no flavor – you are nourished, but the gustatory senses are left lacking; needs are met, but there is nothing truly delightful to be gained. Being inContinue reading
Maggie Ruppel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
New Times in Old Kino
We pulled into Kino Viejo around noon, running a little late and hoping we hadn’t missed out on all of the excitement. When we stepped onto the beach, fishing boats were floating near shore, waitingContinue reading
Xuan Hong Lim
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2013, marine studies, sustainability, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2013, marine studies, sustainability, travel
Life Perspectives
Humans are sentient beings and so we feel, perceive, and experience subjectivity. During the interviews we had with local fishermen, be it in casual conversations or interviews, I felt that it was very important toContinue reading