So today was the first official day of class. My Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday class is Wetlands and Aquatic Ecology with Dr. Carvalho-Knighton of the University of South Florida (pretty great school if I do say so myself). We got off to an early start around 8:30am and headed straight to the Savannah River Site. We stopped into the spiffy "modular classroom" for a while to go over the syllabus, and then headed out into the wilderness in search of wetlands. No sooner had we found the wetlands than the deer-flies found us. No joke, they were swarming the vehicle and giving us threatening looks. They also seemed to know where all the exits were located. Needless to say, we never left the vehicle or opened the windows. We did scope out some good looking areas and we got a pretty good idea of the type of clothing/armor we're going to want to wear in the field. Overall, I would say I'm ready...ready to go shopping for outdoor gear.
Wondering what that thing is at the top of the screen? Yeah, me too! This came with my ecology book. Pretty funny, right?
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