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March Blog- Time in the Jungle

Hello again! I am coming to the end of my blogs, with one left after this; how the year flys by. This month, we are writing about a piece of creative work from our gap year that particularly resonated with us. This is particularly good timing, as I have just returned from the second ofContinue reading “March Blog- Time in the Jungle”

January Blog: Trials and Tribulations

This month we will be talking about a time we were brave, a time we were kind, a time we failed, and how we bounced back. The bravest thing I have done so far happened while I was in Costa Rica, walking with two researchers trying to find places to put camera traps in theContinue reading “January Blog: Trials and Tribulations”

December Blog: Benchmarks

Greetings! I am very happy with my progress towards my goals. I have gotten a glorious amount of additional experience with conservation and research from the one program I have completed, as well as a bit more insight into what life is for a career conservationist. The biggest step towards my goals, is refreshing myContinue reading “December Blog: Benchmarks”

November Blog: Self Reflection

How has your view of yourself changed? how has your worldview changed? Hello all, With November being over, I am about a third of the way through my Gap year, and (unfortunately) approaching the end of my first experience; I will be returning home mid December. At this point I have been out of highContinue reading “November Blog: Self Reflection”

Goals and Aspirations

Over this year before I start at FSU I have quite a few goals for myself, however some are certainly more important. The big three are: better social skills, autonomy, and an in depth understanding of the professional conservation field. I have other aspirations, but these are the things I will be primarily focusing on.Continue reading “Goals and Aspirations”

Introducing me, Owen Jackson

Greetings all. My name is Owen Jackson; I am a 17 year old British-American living in Tallahassee, Florida. I enjoy hiking, logic puzzles, woodcarving, traveling, thinking, drawing, braiding, problem solving, beekeeping and grammar. This is one of the better pictures I have taken, of one of my honeybees on a blood orange blossom. I amContinue reading “Introducing me, Owen Jackson”