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Victoria Grant
March 14, 2019April 11, 2019 Victoria GrantSingapore – 2019, travel

Happy birthday Raven! I can’t swim.

Vine might be dead, but the anticipation for today’s activities keep the six second clip on replay in my mind. Like the small child who looked out at the daunting ocean, I felt the sameContinue reading

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Willa Brooks
March 10, 2019March 15, 2019 Willa BrooksDuke Marine Lab, Singapore – 2019, travel

Paradise Found: Palau Dayang

Groggy, I’ve just awoken from a two-hour nap. I wake to the sound of waves hitting the side of the boat, muffled by the revving of the engine and buzz of the generator. I feelContinue reading

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Sarah Kwartler
March 4, 2019 Sarah KwartlerDuke Marine Lab, forests, Singapore – 2019, students, travel

Monkeys are Kleptomaniacs: Hiking the MacRitchie Reservoir and Bukit Timah

When you first learn about morality, you learn that stealing is wrong. Macaques have no morals.

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Alexie Rudman
March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Alexie Rudmantravel

Navigating Singapore’s SEAnic Port

Four-hundred feet above tiny Singapore, we gaze out onto a green Pacific dotted with cargo ships as far as the eye can reach. Below, an industrial scene stretches infinitely westward, where crimson and navy shipping containers stacked one upon the other create a colorblocked maze, and the green silhouettes of cranes loom above the horizon.

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Daria Patterson-Smith
March 4, 2019 Daria Patterson-Smithtravel

Five Ways to Spend your Birthday in Singapore

In honor of Dr. Dan Rittschof’s recent Birthday, here are 5 ways to spend your Birthday in Singapore.

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Raquel Bensadoun
March 4, 2019 Raquel BensadounDuke Marine Lab, Singapore – 2019, travel

Am I turtle-y enough for the turtle club?

Every day is an adventure in the Urban Tropical Ecology course, with most days averaging over 12 km of walking. Today, we took more of a turtle’s pace, slowing down to smell the roses.

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Katie Knotek
February 27, 2019 Katie KnotekSingapore – 2019

Spirituality in Singapore

Today we were welcomed by many generous people into their places of worship. We learned about Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism through the eyes of Singaporeans. These kind people took time out of their day toContinue reading

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Caroline Del Real
February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 Caroline Del Realconservation, forests, Singapore – 2019, travel

On Migration: Birds and Blue Devils

I will start this post by saying I am very impressed with our bus driver. 7:30 a.m. is too early to be coherent, and I cannot imagine how Mr. Lim managed to drive and speakContinue reading

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Brandon Mannarino
February 26, 2019March 19, 2019 Brandon MannarinoDuke Marine Lab, Singapore – 2019, travel

I am HATED here in Singapore…

The Durian fruit is hated in Singapore. I was not a fan either.

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Cindy Pan
February 21, 2019February 25, 2019 Cindy PanSingapore – 2019

A Tale of Two Cities: Finding Jungle in the Middle of Singapore

Bright and early at 8 am, 12 sleepy adventurers and their two fearless leaders headed to the bus stop for Kent Ridge Park, a beautiful tropical paradise situated right between high-rise apartment buildings on the southwestern edge of Singapore.

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