When I first crossed the dangling high bridge at La Selva nearly three weeks ago, I was immediately swarmed by mosquitos, bugs, and other annoying pests. Standing outside of our bus, I couldn’t help but think about how I would deal with all these pestering bugs for three weeks. Now, following my trip to Palo… Read more »

While this experience has definitely revealed a lot about our great group of students on this trip, one thing in particular has stuck out to me. It is incredible how quickly I saw our entire class so quickly adapt to an environment that could not be anymore foreign to any of us. Surrounded by strangers… Read more »

This first week was so incredibly eye-opening to say the least. When I first realized I would be staying at a biological research station, I really didn’t expect it to look how La Selva looks. Upon arrival in the middle of the night on our first night in the country, we were greeted with a… Read more »