By Rob McManus of the College of St. Ben’s St. John’s University Amidst all of the concerning news updates on COVID-19 we received at our basecamp in Cochrane, one of the tasks we were assigned was to plan an environmental…
By Jenifer Torres of University of Vermont Every time it rains in Botswana, it is exciting for many reasons. Rain, pula in Setswana, is important culturally here as it is considered a blessing due to its scarcity. Botswana is currently…
By Jesse Isenhart of Dawson High School In a briefing back at base camp days ago, two things were very clear in my mind: it was going to be cold and likely raining the whole time we were in the…
By Jack Burnett of Bowdoin College When Gabe dropped us off for our one-week homestay at a campo with Nano and Jeannette Arratia, we weren’t really sure what to expect. Nicole, Seth, and I hopped out of the van at…
By Anna Messinger of Bowdoin College Travel south on the Carretera Austral from Cochrane for a few hours. You don’t pass much, just some forests, mysterious dirt roads, and an occasional view of expansive snow-capped peaks. Eventually you’ll see a…