Have you ever heard of this species…? This week was filled with bad weather and fun food! Bonus: continue reading to learn more about what research I’m planning for my thesis.

Winter has melted into spring and you’re boarding a plane ready to move across the country alone to start graduate school. Your fieldwork takes place in the Mediterranean climate of the gorgeous Gulf Islands of Pacific Canada. Upon landing you trade in a plane for a boat and a boat for a tin can. The tin can rocks against the rise and fall of the waves as you venture farther from civilization…