Earthwatch Teach Earth Fellowship, here I come!!

Good thing I'm used to going with the flow, because I'm thrilled to be scrambling around trying to get ready for my Teach Earth Fellowship with Earthwatch... traveling to Costa Rica to work with sea turtles! I just found out last Friday, got my paperwork this morning, and am leaving in ... exactly one week. WHAAAAAA?!

I'll be joining 3 other teachers as well as the regular Costa Rican Sea Turtles expedition participants on this trek. The primary goal of the expedition is to study the ecology of the endangered turtles that nest on the beaches of Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast. We'll be working with leatherback, olive ridley, and East Pacific green turtles. More importantly, I'll get to facetime in to my classroom so that my students can talk to the researchers, ask questions, and see actual science in action.

Haven't booked my flights, done any packing or shopping, or gotten all my paperwork in order yet... lots to do in the next few days!