Through Purdue University & The School for Field Studies, I am given the opportunity of a lifetime! I am spending 15 weeks in the Turks & Caicos Islands, British West Indies taking classes, doing marine field research, & raising environmental awareness to locals. Through my experience, I am keeping this blog so that my loved ones, classmates, professors, & advisors can keep up with my day-to-day life while abroad.
A little more about my program:
The School for Field Studies is an organization that allows collegiate students to study abroad, experience field based learning , & participate in directed field research. The program that I am participating in is called SFS: Marine Resource Management Studies, located on the island of South Caicos. South Caicos Island is the seventh largest island in the Turks & Caicos archipelago with a land area of 8 square miles & an estimated population of 1579. Income of the island is mainly dependent on fishing industry, as tourism on South Caicos is virtually nonexistent. Students live in the SFS field station, formerly called "Admirals' Arms Inn" which is located in a fishing village called Cockburn Harbour. The field station sits on elevated land, 40 feet above the water & looks directly over the sea (pretty awesome, right?). During the 15 weeks of the program, SFS students have class Monday through Saturday with one week of spring break. I will be receiving 16 credits by taking four classes: Directed Research, Tropical Marine Ecology, Principles of Resource Management, & Environmental Policy & Socioeconomic Values.
I am so, truly, blessed with this experience & I cannot wait to get started in the field!
A little more about my program:
The School for Field Studies is an organization that allows collegiate students to study abroad, experience field based learning , & participate in directed field research. The program that I am participating in is called SFS: Marine Resource Management Studies, located on the island of South Caicos. South Caicos Island is the seventh largest island in the Turks & Caicos archipelago with a land area of 8 square miles & an estimated population of 1579. Income of the island is mainly dependent on fishing industry, as tourism on South Caicos is virtually nonexistent. Students live in the SFS field station, formerly called "Admirals' Arms Inn" which is located in a fishing village called Cockburn Harbour. The field station sits on elevated land, 40 feet above the water & looks directly over the sea (pretty awesome, right?). During the 15 weeks of the program, SFS students have class Monday through Saturday with one week of spring break. I will be receiving 16 credits by taking four classes: Directed Research, Tropical Marine Ecology, Principles of Resource Management, & Environmental Policy & Socioeconomic Values.
I am so, truly, blessed with this experience & I cannot wait to get started in the field!