Want to know what my typical day entailed during my tenure as a BBPP field assistant? Take a look at these two videos, which I took during our primate census. This happened to be a really unique monkey encounter – I only saw drills four times in two months, and it was pure luck that . . . → Read More: Primate censusing – a day in my life with the BBPP
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2QxKsrwY5Q&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1tijqshhK8&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vauCLNg1Ywg&hl=en&fs=1] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WEbQAVLjcg&hl=en&fs=1] Hey Guys! Just a quick note to let you all know that I’ve made it out of the rainforest (after two months of almost complete isolation…and only eighteen minutes of satellite phone communication with the outside world) and that I’m in healthy, happy, and thoroughly enjoying fresh vegetables for the first time in as long . . . → Read More: Left the Jungle! The logistics of preparing a long-term expedition are not a cake-walk. The people organizing the BBPP expedition have spent days trying to organize porters (from a nearby village), spent hours trying to barter and order food and replacement parts, organize volunteers, and figure out paperwork and identification passes for each volunteer. Overall, the BBPP and its employees are . . . → Read More: Preparing for Adventure. This last summer, a small group of my friends (all girls, by the way) decided to climb up Mount Wittenburg in the New York Catskills. Preparing for our adventure the night before, the only Wittenburg veteran quickly assured us that it was a “fun walk”, “not very hard”, and rounded off the conversation by . . . → Read More: How four girls climbed a mountain and survived. Hey Everyone!!! Less than 48 hours until I’m on a plane to Equatorial Guinea, and I am definitely getting nervous (in a good way) in anticipation of the unknown. I’m a little miffed that I have to be at the airport at 4:30am for a timely security check…but it’s all in the name of good travel! Last night I used . . . → Read More: Finals thoughts: Equatorial Guinea here I come! 
My family taking a morning walk around the Wartburg, Germany. There was so much fog hanging in the air, it clung to my hair and felt almost eerily suffocating. . . . → Read More: A Morning Walk (Wartburg, Germany). At 3,790ft, the Wittenberg Mountain in the Catskills affords breathtaking views. Thankfully, well worth the long, long hike. Partner Sites |
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