Hola, amigos!
We are going to the Tiputini Biodiversity Station tomorrow.
Isn’t it crazy that on the first day of class we have a field trip!? It is good
that the classes are separated into modules, so we can go on trips like this.
If we were taking all 5 of our classes at the same time, we wouldn’t be able to
go on weeklong excursions!
Tiputini is an eco-station in the middle of the Amazon
basin. It is quite the journey to get there from here! First, we take a flight,
then a boat, then a bus, and then another boat. I wish I had my kindle with
lots of books! The trip can take anywhere from 6.5 to 8 hours. (Dios mio). We
will be there Monday through Friday. The trip includes day and night hikes,
bird watching, swimming, and learning as much as we can about tropical ecology
in general!
Although I am not excited for the trip itself, I cannot wait
to go! I stayed in an eco-lodge when I went to Peru a few years ago and it was
an absolutely amazing experience. If you were quiet enough, you could sit on
your porch and animals would appear on the edge of the forest. I hope to have a
similar experience on this trip to the Amazon basin!
I won’t have access to wifi while I am there, so I’ll be
posting lots of pictures when I get back.
Here are some pictures from my adventure to the equator
today! It was freezing, but still an amazing experience. We took some really cool pictures, explored the museum and the planetarium, and ate Cuy! (guinea pig).
Ciao!
The flags at the Equator
Upside down on the line
Latitude 0' 00"
Hardly home, but always reppin'
No new friends, but at least half of my butt is in each hemisphere
We ate guinea pig! (Cuy). It was actually really good!
Typical "look Mom, I'm standing in two hemispheres at once!" picture
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