One of the main animals I track are kinkajous. These nocturnal mammals spend most of their time in the trees, searching for tasty fruit and flowers to eat. Come learn more about these creatures!
On Monday morning I landed in Ahmedabad, India. It is the first stop on my journey studying abroad! Here's a little look into what I have been able to experience in the last four days.
This week I had masala chipsi (masala chips), which are French fries covered in an Indian spice that is very hot. It has quickly become my favorite food in Tanzania!
Madrid is a city built around eating, relaxing and enjoying oneself. I'll be giving a big picture view of what I have experienced with Spanish cuisine so far!
This was our most productive week in the field yet! Our goal every week is to download data from each of the 26 animals we are tracking, and this was the first week that we managed to get them all.
This week I visited a beach on the coast of the Indian Ocean, weaved baskets from straw weeds, saw a rainbow-colored lizard and was caught in the rain several times!
STEM is everywhere around us. It is easy to figure out what is influenced by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Almost everything around you is!
What's it like to move from a town with 30,000 college students to a tropical island with 40 full-time residents, a different language (Spanish) and many more critters? It's a scientist's dream.
