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By: Panya Cao, Reed College
I was apprehensive, tired, and more than a little worried about our project: two days of environmental education field trips for the fifth grade classes of Cochrane. It had only just hit me that I would be communicating with fifth grade students all day in Spanish…
By: Magnus Ames, Carleton College
Ever heard of Chilean Thanksgiving? Maybe? No…? Me either, but our lamb-themed asado (lamb roast) decked out with sweet bread, mashed potatoes, apple crisp, and much more almost fits the part.
By: Sophie Pentz, Duke University
I was halfway through my lunch when a small red head emerged from a hole above me, head turning, one yellow eye glancing curiously down at us far below. Then suddenly, in a flurry of feathers, it’s off, soaring through the trees with its majestic wings outstretched. We’ve found a woodpecker! Instantly, everyone is on their feet, research gear is being pulled out, and I turn on my GPS ready to follow the bird through the
forest.
By: Owen Smith, University of Vermont
This week at homestays has been the best part of the Round River program. Coming down to Chile, I was most definitely looking forward to homestays, but it has surpassed all my expectations […] The owners of Camping Aqualsol, Don Atilio and his son Julian, hosted us for the week at their estate, and it was a terrific chance to fully experience an authentic Gaucho rancho.
By: Oliver Bunker, University of Montana
The alarm chirped me awake at precisely 6:20 a.m., and I sprang out of my sleeping bag like a mountain marmot greeting the dawn. Today was no ordinary day, it was glacier day! The Calluqueo Glacier awaited, along with a gaggle of curious schoolchildren eager to learn about the magical mechanics of nature.