Today I realized it has been exactly a year since I started taking classes on Blakely Island! I had been there for a field trip once before, but it was during the summer that Blakely changed my life. I have always had a bit of anxiety about, well, almost everything, and I contribute the lessening […]
Archives for June 2014
Blakely Island Field Station
Seattle Pacific University has a field station located on Blakely Island in the San Juans. They offer several summer courses for undergraduate students. Last summer I took courses in marine ecology, forest ecology, and environmental physiology. They also offer many courses for non-science majors, such as marine biology and astronomy! The atmosphere here is incredible! […]
Graduation, a new chapter and a new beginning
Several weeks ago I was thinking ahead to the idea of graduating. I was excited to finish school and begin exploring other parts of life, but the idea of leaving friends and SPU behind made me upset. I was finally making really good friendships here. I was sad that we would all be saying goodbye […]