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Field Work Personal Statement

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I was looking for an interactive study abroad experience where I could obtain more experience doing fieldwork, and found this specific program. The aspects of this class that primarily caught my attention were the opportunity to do fieldwork, travel to a different continent, camp/hike in one of the worlds famous regions (Amazon rainforest), and the opportunity to widen my knowledge of biodiversity and how to calculate it. I have studied abroad before, with Dr. CS Chaboo doing fieldwork in Costa Rica, where we collected insects and other creatures from leaf-rolls and inflorescences we found in the cloud rainforests of Monteverde and other regions. In order to find the specific plants that we wanted to study, we had to hike through Monteverde and surrounding areas. These hikes were hard and very rewarding and powered my interest …show more content…

This program, along with the joining course on campus, will allow me not only to explore the world, but also explore new possible career pathways. Although I know that I want to continue on to go to graduate school, I am not sure which specific field I want to continue my studies in. I will have a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies after graduating in 2018, and plan to move out of state to continue my higher education. After attending the Costa Rica trip, it became evident that whatever kind of work I want to do in the future, I want it to heavily involve fieldwork and the study of the health of ecosystems. My short-term goals for the future include some kind of Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) or an internship that will allow me to further explore during the summer which kinds of ecosystems I want to focus my career on (education and

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