Doovalacky

I realized I never actually said what class I'm taking. Here's the official name:

VT- AUIP Study Abroad Program in Northeast Queensland, Australia
BIOL 3954: Sustaining Human Societies and the Environment, June 21 – July 14 (6 credits)

An initial stay in Townsville, with lectures from faculty at James Cook University will be followed by an exploration of the network of national parks, reserves, offshore islands, and coastal areas of northern Queensland. In the field, we will snorkel (scuba diving is optional) and explore the marine diversity of the Great Barrier Reef; learn about Aboriginal culture and history through interactions with indigenous communities; investigate natural resource management, ecotourism and farming practices in the Outback; and hike through the tropical rainforest of the Daintree World Heritage Area to study the diverse wildlife and flora of Australia.

These credits are going to count toward my Green Engineering minor. For this course, I have to do a bunch of field research and write a ton of essays....without a computer! I hope this doesn't hinder my ability to write. I find that I rely on Spell-check quite heavily, so we shall see how this goes! I am excited about not having my laptop around though. This way, I can fully appreciate the experience and focus more on human interaction *gasp*


After the program is over, a few other students and I are going to Sydney, Australia and then traveling to New Zealand!