Patagonia

February 3, 2014 By Nicole Gautier (University of Oregon ’11)     Two weeks into our Patagonia semester, this group of students has rapidly adapted to a mate sipping, calafate berry grazing, windswept collective. Our majors range from philosophy to…

By Andrew Newcomb (Colby College)   Having completed our final exams and projects, we set out on Thursday the 5th for a five day backpacking trip. After a whirlwind morning packing session, we drove an hour east in the valley…

November 29, 2013 By Greg RA Daniel (University of Vermont) Even though the harvest doesn’t yet fill the minds of the Chileans, this austral spring still brings many aspects of thanks. In the morning at Los West Winds camp grounds…

Fire-eyed Diucon (Xolmis pyrope) By Emily Diener (Macalester College)   The first bird I ever identified by myself was the fire-eyed diucon. It happened on a nature walk as a group on September 30th, when we each spent about an…

By Erin Knight (University of Vermont)   The Austral Mountain Vizcacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), relative to the Chinchilla, is best characterized as a chubby, fluffy, rabbit-sized rodent with long think fur, long ears, and large black eyes. The vizcachas of the…