Experiential Science Education - Yanayacu, Ecuador 2010
Heather Beararns
Hometown: Laurel, NebraskaUniversity/Department: Wesleyan: BiologyWhy did you decide to go on the Yanayacu Research Trip? I needed a senior research requirement and our professor was doing a project on medicinal properties of epiphyte and he couldn't do the trip so he asked us.What was the most important thing you learned? I came from Norway to here and I now can see the world as a whole. I want to try bridge the gap between science and normal people. I want to be the conduit for that.How has this experience changed you? I am working on broad understanding and reinforcing what I alreday know. I want to stay in science. This trip has reminded me how much I love it.What are your plans for the future? I am going to graduate in May and either go to graduate school for art or science. I might take a year and work.What advice would you give a young scientist? If you are intersted in it chase it down. Don't get discouraged and seek out people who are interested in what you are interested in. Don't limit yourself. I am a biology and art major. Keep an open mind and travel!
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