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Patagonia

Spring Seedlings and Old-Time in Aysén

By: Katie Loomis-Adams, Middlebury College

It was a misty November morning on the day that we arrived at our farm homestay outside the town Puerto Guadal. Stepping out of the Round River truck, I knew that I had landed somewhere special.

Botswana

Trashin’ the Camp, Bush Style

By: Stephanie Holmes, Carleton College

Seeing incredible wildlife on transects is cool, but have you ever had them wreck your camp? This was the predicament we faced in Mababe, our last concession of the semester, where baboons, hyenas, mice, and even the weather teamed up to destroy as much as they could. 

Patagonia

Thanksgiving in Patagonia

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.