This weekend we got out of Charleston for a bit and drove down to a Wildlife Game Park in Bandon, Oregon. A couple of us (Annika, Chloe, Sherlyn, Sebastian, and I) enjoyed our Sunday by petting goats, capybaras, deer, and other animals. Chloe and I even had a chance to meet a handsome Serval named Sonic. It was nice to get away for the day and spend some time around vertebrates, as most of us spend our days working with invertebrates. I was hoping to catch a glimpse at some ring-tailed lemurs, but they were nowhere to be seen. I don’t believe they escaped their enclosure…so they must have been hiding out or sleeping in an area blocked off from public view. The rest of the week passed by quickly. I fertilized sand dollar eggs early Monday, and once Tuesday came alone they were ready to be put into their treatment beakers. I set them up in my sea table outside and they will stay there for a week. During all of that set up I managed to get a start on my project poster, so far I only have a rough outline of how the poster will look, but it is a start.
This Tuesday we all went to the CMLC (Charleston Marine Life Center) to learn about communicating our science to the general public. It was not something I previously thought about, and it’s something I am grateful to have learned. Science is fun and exciting, but not everyone feels the same, and not everyone has a deep understanding of it either. I think it was a great way to get us thinking about how to make others excited about the wonders of what we discover. To help us practice this skill each of us will be preparing a small display at the CMLC regarding our research project of the summer. During our time there we will introduce our project to visitors of the CMLC and make the material digestible and fun for people of all ages. There's not many weeks left here and it's a little nerve-wracking thinking about everything that still has to be done for my project. I know in the end it will turn out fine, but it's hard not to think about it all when the weeks are passing by so quickly. It's crazy to think that more than a month ago I was just arriving here at OIMB. I'm still the same person I was before, except now I have new experiences and new skills under my belt and I'll always be thankful for that.
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AuthorMy name is Victoria I am from Palmdale, CA but over my life I have moved around a lot and lived different places. I love to travel and explore, especially along the coast. I am a Zoology major studying at Cal Poly Humboldt and like to spend time reading about animal behavior. Archives
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