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…and where did October go?

The halfway point of the semester has come and gone too swiftly…Fall Break always ends so fast. And it makes October go by so quickly too. September stretched on on, but I blinked and October is now half-over. While many … Continue reading

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A Semester of Firsts

After a great summer school is finally back in full swing (and I’m finally getting used to carrying a Puget Sound course-load again). So, naturally, because this is my last semester at Puget Sound, it is also a semester of firsts.

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Science and stick shifts.

Tonight is the culmination of weeks of intense planning, continuous revision, and slaving research. I’m procrastinating on a final paper! So, instead of working on it, I think I’ll tell you about it. After birth and before adulthood comes the … Continue reading

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Junior Year (this one’s a downer)

Junior year, the time I went to school from August to June with one two-week break. Or. Junior year, the six-week tropical spring break and the four-month personal-growth sabbatical. Truth is, my “junior year” isn’t even over. I am in school … Continue reading

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Sex, sex, sex!

Tis that time of year. A sperm layer on your windshield or tickling your nose. Eggs spewed haphazardly, and by the thousands. Pheromones flying free and making monsters of worms. Mass migrations and great congregations. As the days get longer, … Continue reading

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Studying in Friday Harbor

Since this blog is supposed to be about my “studying abroad”, here’s some of that. I am taking classes through the University of Washington in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. I am in three classes: invertebrate zoology, marine botany, … Continue reading

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Marine Biology Camp

Remember summers when you were a kid? I’m talking single digits. Morning cartoons, fruity cereal, chewable vitamins, no responsibility, no job. Nothing to do with your time but play outside or contemplate your belly button. You were so unoccupied, in fact, … Continue reading

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The Problem Child

In continuing my reflection on the Sea Education Association program that occupied the last three months of existence, let’s talk about the hard stuff. Abstractly, sailing a tall ship and doing science research in the tropical Atlantic sounds pretty ideal. … Continue reading

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The BAMF and the Bosun

I think we should take a moment to reflect on all the badass stuff I did on a boat. I should also probably mention the five-day storm that left us hove-to and clinging to our lives for the greater part … Continue reading

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My Time at SEA

As promised yesterday, some insights into my time at sea. The Good List: 1. As a general introduction to the overall theme of life aboard the Cramer, I offer you this shortcut. To translate anything from land-life to sea-life just … Continue reading

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