by Baillie Stein, of Colby College Midday on February 20th, I was sitting in the back of Blue Luv: our big, blue, well-worn, rugged Chevy SUV with “Round River Conservation Studies” emblazoned on either door. We were bringing up the…
by Colleen Powers, of the University of Vermont After months of anticipation, the seven of us in the Pitse Botswana Round River group arrived in Maun, Botswana on February 7th, and after a few days of settling into the program,…
by Claire Fortenberry, of Nebraska Wesleyan University The Bush of Botswana almost has a myth surrounding it, and it is spoken of with an air of respect, mild trepidation, wonder, and curiosity. The Bushmen were the first people of Botswana…
By Alejandra Gallardo, of the College of Saint Benedict We have arrived at Costa Rica! We met in San José on February 5thand were greeted by a warm, Central American sun. We stayed in town for two days and explored…
by Erica Leiserowitz, University of Vermont Over the last week our team all split up into groups of two or three and went to different campos (farms) outside of Cochrane. My group included Lily and Sophie from Team Tero, and…