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Mongolia

Mongolia

Possum, Poops, and Possibilities

by Jeremy Barnes, of Colby College First two weeks of the program have passed and many things have happened. We were in Ulaan Bataar (OO-lan bah-ter, or UB) for the first week or so, where our never ending stream of…

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The Last of the First

By Grace Stein (of UVM) and Lauren Dunn (of St. Michael’s College)             Since our backpacking trip, which was a big highlight for many of us, we started our week of heavy academics. We all finished field notes, data organization,…

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Backpacking for Science

by Cal Aswad, of Reed College, and Rebekah Holt, of Weber State When our backpacking trip began, we were informed that it was going to rain constantly five out of the six days. It’s a testament to our tenacity that…