By Izzy Anderson from The University of Vermont Our trip began with an eventful travel day from our basecamp in Cochrane, Chile to El Silencio Campground in the Jeinimeni Sector of Patagonia National Park. We had a long drive, but…
By Elena Prichard from Carleton College In between our woodpecker surveys in the Jeinimeni sector and volunteer work in the Furioso sector of Patagonia National Park, we drove across the border into Argentina in order to renew our Chilean visas and…
By Caroline Loescher from Carleton College
By Lilian Frank from Bowdoin College Our recent Khwai adventure was blessed with the presence of Professor Lance Newman of Westminster University. Our cohort was so thankful to have Lance around for 3 days of our trip, during which he…
In addition to the wildlife, this trip is a journey of growing close to a group of people in a way that feels so different from other relationships. We were all strangers when we met, only knowing each other’s names and universities. We still don’t know much about each other’s lives before this trip, but we know about each other’s reactions to camping, heat, bugs, and wildlife. That is to say we know each other emotionally even if we don’t know the conditions of others’ upbringing or grades in school. I like it this way.