Experiential Science Education - Yanayacu, Ecuador 2010
Jahna Locke
Hometown: Jaco, Costa Rica
University/Department: University of Wyoming: International Studies and Spanish
Why did you decide to go on the Yanayacu Research Trip? I took Dr. Shaw's class, I have a personal love of travel, I wanted to see a remote part of Ecuador and I am going to be in the classroom and I want to have first hand knowledge of environmental issues.
What was the most important thing you learned? The connection between a person and an unadulterated place, enjoying paradise and being completely enveloped by a place, an academic connection to real world, to improve sustainability and undoing the damage we have done.
How has this experience changed you? Personally ,it has been incredibly liberating. It is a beautiful place, untouched. Academically, it has reinforced what I have learned. I have discovered connections between my studies and this part of the world.
What are your plans for the future? Professionally I would like to do what I can to share this experience. As a globally minded citizen, I would like to do what I can to preserve this place and places like it.
What advice would you give a young scientist? There is nothing like going out and experiencing it for your yourself. To see the connecting parts.
If you would like to ask Jahna a question about science please send her an email at: [email protected]
University/Department: University of Wyoming: International Studies and Spanish
Why did you decide to go on the Yanayacu Research Trip? I took Dr. Shaw's class, I have a personal love of travel, I wanted to see a remote part of Ecuador and I am going to be in the classroom and I want to have first hand knowledge of environmental issues.
What was the most important thing you learned? The connection between a person and an unadulterated place, enjoying paradise and being completely enveloped by a place, an academic connection to real world, to improve sustainability and undoing the damage we have done.
How has this experience changed you? Personally ,it has been incredibly liberating. It is a beautiful place, untouched. Academically, it has reinforced what I have learned. I have discovered connections between my studies and this part of the world.
What are your plans for the future? Professionally I would like to do what I can to share this experience. As a globally minded citizen, I would like to do what I can to preserve this place and places like it.
What advice would you give a young scientist? There is nothing like going out and experiencing it for your yourself. To see the connecting parts.
If you would like to ask Jahna a question about science please send her an email at: [email protected]
