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Here is my post-abroad reflection video!
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The Final Countdown
Hi everyone! Wow, this is the LAST week of my study abroad program until everyone leaves to go home or to do solo traveling. This week used to feel so far away when I thought about it in September and October, and even sometimes in November. Even though I felt it creeping, I would push… Read more
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Never expect science to go as planned.
Hi everyone! I’m finally back from my field research at Patagonia Bagual. The past week has been quite busy with a few unexpected twists and turns that I’ll tell you about. First off, remember when I told you about my work with the peat bog? Well, that project is no more. Why? Well, the day… Read more
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Finals, Horses, & Bogs!
We’ve hit 10 weeks of being abroad! When I reflect on first arriving to Chile, it feels like a lifetime ago and I can’t believe that yesterday marked exactly one month left of my program. I’ve learned so much about Patagonia as more than just a place that backpackers dream about visiting, and I’ve also… Read more
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Blue Skies & TBI’s
Hi everybody! It feels great to be writing to you all again. I had to take these past two weeks and condense them into this blog post due to more traveling for my program and some health concerns—but don’t worry, we’ll dive into that soon. The week leading up to my trip to northern Patagonia… Read more
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Austral Spring Break & the Chilean Neoliberalism Crisis
Hi everybody! I know it’s been two weeks since my last post so I’m going to be combining last week’s blog with this week’s, and I have SO much to tell you about. For the first half of today’s post I’m going to tell you all about the adventures (and misadventures) of my mid-semester break,… Read more
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Torres del Paine & crunch time
New week new blog! We just returned from Torres del Paine National Park, which was both incredibly fun and exhausting. My group arrived Monday afternoon and did not return to Puerto Natales until late Thursday night. Our days consisted of hikes throughout the park that ranged between 12 and 15 K to different ‘refugios,’ which… Read more
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Accepting (and learning from) bad days when abroad
Happy Sunday everybody! To be completely honest, this past week was not that exciting—or even that great for that matter. It was the first time I started to feel stressed and overwhelmed since leaving to study abroad, and I found it extremely difficult to accept those emotions. There is such a stigma with studying abroad… Read more
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Caminamos por el clima
Hola Amigos! So much has happened in the past week that I don’t even know where to start! Last Saturday we drove 3 hours from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas to board the Stella Australis. From there, we traveled by boat all around Tierra Del Fuego and around the very tip of South America. Photos will be… Read more
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Wilderness: What the Hell is it?
Before you read further, I want you to ask yourself what the word “wilderness” means to you. What are your standards on what makes a place wilderness? Do we live amongst it? We’ll revisit this later. Earlier this week the group went on our first field expedition (affectionately called “FEX’s”)! We hiked Cerro Dorotea, a… Read more
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