By Lucca Sterrer of University of Vermont As we embarked on our first backpacking trip, a mix of emotions were running through our heads. Our apprehension, anxiety, and fear were all trumped by excitement. This first trip marks the…
By Lena Hanschka of Colby College As you drive along the X-83 road through the Chacabuco Valley in Patagonia National Park, you pass many species characteristic of the Patagonian Steppe. There are Calafate bushes, with their tasty blue berries protected…
By Grady Jakobsberg of University of Vermont Patagonia Student Program – Spring 2020 Editor’s Note: RRCS – Patagonia students begin their Humans and the Environment class by reading William Cronon’s influential article “A Place for Stories: Nature, History, and Narrative”….
By Allegra Klein of the University of Vermont Botswana Student Program – Spring Semester 2020 Hello everyone! Or should I say, “Dumela!” in Setswana, one of the primary languages spoken in Botswana. Our first week here has felt like a…
By Elyse Ruthenbeck of University of Vermont When arriving in Botswana I was excited to continue to have warm weather and escape the Minnesota tundra back home. However, after weeks of relentless heat, I now find myself avoiding the sun…