Our Abstract Wild by Mike Howe (Gustavus Adolphus College) *While Mike wrote this blog weeks ago, a busy schedule of early morning bird surveys, academics, and the occasional Patagonian cultural experience (all subjects of future blogs) has kept us from…
Our five students arrived in Maun on Monday afternoon. We’ve spent the past two days covering orientation materials, meeting researchers and collaborators, and learning about the history and culture of Botswana. Tomorrow morning we head out to our first field…
We have finally arrived at our main camp in the Chacabuco valley. The drive here took two days due to the red truck, affectionately named Clifford, overheating every so often and causing us to stop and wait for it to…
Greetings from Chile! Our 8 students arrived on January 17th and we all have finally settled in to life in Patagonia. For the first few days we camped at the Coyaique National Reserve and enjoyed the warm weather and a nice…