We spent all of the morning and a good part of the afternoon at the University of Tana listening to lectures by Dr. Joelisoa Ratsirarson (the Vice President of the…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
Being in a completely new place, we were hit with a couple first impressions, hard. Right after stepping out of the airport, Malagasy locals were clamoring to help push our…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
Today was agriculture day and we learned mostly about rice culture. Since this class is all about being hands on, we delved into the mud pits of tilled earth (read:…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
Madagascar blog Day 1- After 30 hours of traveling and no sleep it’s safe to say I’m tired and delirious. Yet, because I’m so tired it almost makes me appreciate…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
Elaine Guevara gave a lecture on primate systematics. We learned that the 7 things that define primates are: the presence of opposable thumbs and feet, fully closed boney eye socket,…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
For our second day in the rainforest at Parc Ivoluina, we got a tour and lesson on Agro forestry. We walked all through the park and then out to…