Saturday November 23, 2014 - Palo Alto Partly on impulse, and partly to prove to myself that I could do it, I applied for an internship halfway across the world in a place I knew virtually nothing about. Like many naïve, idealistic young people, I had been inspired by stories from other idealistic young people who had travelled the world and returned enlightened...
Friday, September 19 - Karkar Island Our time on Karkar Island ended not with a bang, but a whisper. The morning began on a hopeful note. The weather was calm and beautiful. Over a breakfast of tropical fruit, we chatted about marine wildlife on Karkar. Brett was telling us about what they had encountered in the waters - green and leatherback turtles to sharks...
