The river water is cool and smooth between my claws. It guides me downstream, pushing me slowly and gently toward my prey. The pace suits me fine. With my missing tail, it’s hard to getContinue reading
An Epitome of Urban Tropical Ecology
Awakened by the blaring iPhone alarm, I slowly crawl out of bed to get ready for our second day in Singapore. My roommate and I begin to get ready for our day before meeting theContinue reading
Crew Log: Missing people, mis-turns, and missing birds
Date: 2023.02.23 # Crew: 23 Conditions: Cloudy/Sunny/Breezy; 28-30° C Departure Point: The Quay Hotel West Coast, Singapore Time of Departure: 08:00 Destination: Chek Jawa wetlands, Pulau Ubin island, Singapore Time of Arrival: 11:02 Time ofContinue reading
A World of Distractions
Day 3 of Urban Tropical Ecology: I reread the syllabus as to our whereabouts for the day. “Pulau Ubin and Chek Jawa wetlands (bring snacks, long hike)” is written in Times New Roman size 12Continue reading
Alexandra Wetlands
Another day, another kopi ice in a bag! A third beautiful day in Singapore started the same as the previous two: with a life-saving roti prata and kopi (coffee) from the Cheese Prata shop nextContinue reading
The Rise of Singapore
Today I started my morning with a wonderful egg and cheese prata! Luckily, I didn’t have to go far because the restaurant was less than a minute from our hotel. After a quick breakfast, ourContinue reading
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
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
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.
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.