Aside from a culmination and application of our learning these past few days, today marked many things, including our comfort level with each other, loudly singing Queen’s “We are the champions” as Eduardo drove us towards the Chinampas.
We also successfully finished all of our tasks before the storm arrived, displaying our increasing comfort in collecting water samples, phytoplankton, zooplankton, Macroinvertebrates, conducting canal morphometry to name a few.
Highlighting memorable moments of the day:
- “Seeing the two young boys, Juan and David help out and meeting Miguel, a human encyclopedia of macro-invertebrates” – Rebekah
- “Trying new things, learning from Miguel, and feeling more confident in what we are doing”- Christi
- “Successfully using a wood plank as a bridge and not falling in”- Erick
- “Keeping busy, lots of data entry and making sure Erick doesn’t fall in” -Holly
- “Sorting with the kids, they were really cute”- Sue
- “Full-on immersion, measuring the lake with Diego, Hugo and Dario”- Simone
- “Filtration, everyone got into a good rhythm”- Milan
- “Collecting Macroinvertebrates and Diego calling me a Pro”- Crystal
- “Water sampling with Holly, Erik and Diana, and feeling capable.” – Sonya
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