Not too many photos in this one, just thoughts…
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Reflection
All adventures come to an end, (sometimes abruptly)
What am I up to this semester?
This semester (Spring 2020), I'll be studying abroad with SEA Semester as a part of class S-290 with the Global Ocean program headed to New Zealand. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, SEA is a really neat program where we'll spend the first 6 weeks of the semester (Jan 2 thru Feb 7th) on shore in Woods Hole, MA learning about New Zealand history, the chemistry and biology of the world's oceans, and about current conservation efforts to protect ocean areas. During the next 6 weeks (Feb 14th - March 23rd), we'll be sailing on a tall ship research vessel visiting various ports in New Zealand and collecting ocean data for our research projects.
If you'd like to follow along on our adventures, follow our official blog here! I'll also be adding my own personal experiences to the blog on this page if you'd like to hear my perspectives!
Blog Posts:
Port Stop: Wellington
Final port stop in New Zealand
Woohoo, arrival to Wellington! It was really surreal to be back in a bustling city, since in the time between leaving Auckland and now we’d seen so much wildlife and relatively few people. During watch that morning, we were still seeing dolphins and land was still hardly in sight -...
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Life on Board
Day-to-day happenings on board the Robert C. Seamans
In this post I’ll share a bit about what the day-to-day was like while on board the ship.
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Science!
A closer look to what we did during lab watch
During lab watch, we made progress on collecting data for all of our individual research papers. Since a lot of the work needed to be done around the clock, everyone participated equally in the lab’s activity regardless of what specific dataset their own project needed (with some exceptions for those...
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Port Stop: Great Barrier Island
Third port stop in New Zealand
When we first arrived at GBI (Great Barrier Island), the first thing we did after anchoring was a field day! Although we clean the ship daily, during field day we do a deep clean of everything, including stuff that would be rather difficult to clean while underway.
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Port Stop: Russell
A place of importance in New Zealand's history
A lot of the places we visited during our port stop at Russell were important historical sites from New Zealand history, and I particularly enjoyed visiting the places we read about in our Maritime History and Culture class.
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Port Stop: Auckland
First port stop in New Zealand
Before getting underway, we stayed in Auckland for the first few days to get acclimated to the ship and learn a bit more about standard operating procedures so we knew what to expect. During the day, we also took the time to walk around Auckland and visit the Auckland war...
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Arrival to the Robert C. Seamans
Boarding the ship & first impressions
The day we’ve all been waiting for, today we board the Robert C. Seamans!
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Arrival to Auckland, NZ
Hello from the other side of the planet!
Hello from Auckland! Although the program starts on the 14th, I wanted to take the time to explore the area a bit before getting on board the ship, so I arrived on the evening of the 12th.
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Around Woods Hole
A collection of whatever I decided to photograph
I’ve really enjoyed walking around Woods Hole during the time I’ve been here. I’d visited here once before coming to SEA Semester, but it was only in passing since I came to catch a ferry to Martha’s Vineyard. Although it’s a small town, there were a lot of fun things...
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