I'm back, y'all!
So, one week at home, two weeks in sunny Panama, one more week at home, and here I am; back from my long absence. Classes started up again on Monday (damn you small liberal arts colleges for not observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day)... I wasn't really ready for it, but that's ok.
Here's the beginning of my recap from my wonderful, wonderful holiday to Panama...
Back story: Lucky me! I was selected to take a travel course to Panama through the Biology/Environmental Science department of my school. It was slightly over two weeks, leaving just after Christmas and returning on Jan. 12th.
Going to Panama was probably the highlight of college for me. The trees, the ocean, the monkeys, the spiders... Panama Cerveza...
Ahhh, the good life.
We were there for a little over 2 weeks, mostly staying at Smithsonian field stations. We got to frolic in the rain forest, listen to howler monkeys, snorkel near coral reefs, catch spiders... You know, normal stuff.
I took a shit-load of pictures while there and my computer is being a little fussy about uploading them. I'll post some in my "Back in the States, Part II" post.
The best part of my trip, I think, was that we got to celebrate New Year's in Panama. We went over to this swanky resort nearby to our field station, drank Panama Cerveza, and danced to Van Halen's "Panama." Haha, a little overkill I guess, but at the time (and after a few cervezas) we thought it was awesome.
My favorite thing we saw in Panama: howler monkeys!
Ok, yes, that's a picture I took. My camera had one crappy zoom for being so new. Camera with a decent zoom = #1 need for next trip to Panama.
Now that I'm back in the States, back in Wisconsin (ugg), I'm having trouble re-adjusting to winter. Especially since the temperatures didn't get above zero for a few days there. Classes have started, too. Good thing most of my classes are easy this semester. It's my last semester as an undergrad; I don't think I could handle another hard one.
On tap for this semester:
- Oceanography - biggest. joke. ever. Today we learned that there are 1000 meters in a kilometer. 7th grade anyone?
- Art History - fun, awesome professor, and only 1 paper. Hooray!
- Environmental Chemistry - my last required class, taught by my advisor. Nice.
I'll update more about Panama soon, I promise.
love, allie
ps - I'm sorry for not updating for so long. Naughty girl. I missed you guys :)
2 comments:
Yay, welcome back! I've never been to Panama but have heard amazing things. It sounds like you had a great trip and I can't wait for the next parts of your story!
Oh, and I want this: "We got to frolic in the rain forest!!"
You can f*cking keep the spiders though. Ah.
You're home! Yay! It was great seeing you last weekend. I can't wait to come visit again - for longer this time.
I want more details on this trip though. Dish. All I've heard is "it was amazing" which everyone whose studyed/worked elsewhere knows means, "There are no words to express the awesomeness. I'd need at least 3hrs straight."
ps- that's only 3classes. what's your 4th?
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