June 4th, 2022 Having studied abroad while getting my bachelors degree, I thought it would be a great idea to seek out an opportunity to travel abroad while I pursue my masters degree in science education at USF. I decided to do a google search and a summer abroad program showed up that fit everything [...]
Category: LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN
Curacao Chronicles: Love Lockdown (or: how we managed to still have a life-changing experience in the middle of a global pandemic)
A once-in-a lifetime study experience happening at the same time as a once-in-a-lifetime viral outbreak is sure to make uncertainty the only guarantee. My earlier blog mentioned some of the Covid precautions we took before the trip, but to quickly recap: The government required a negative PCR Covid test no older than 3 days at [...]
Curacao Chronicles: Getting there
A view from my flight from Miami to Curacao Hi! To quickly introduce myself, I am Mason Korman, a second year USF student studying Marine Biology! My biology 2 professor (who happened to also teach this class) mentioned a study abroad opportunity for a class called Tropical Marine Ecology and Conservation. Hearing this really piqued [...]
Post-Curaçao Post
My time spent studying coral reefs in Curaçao has helped me understand the day in the life of a marine biologist. The trip showed me underwater scientific research as a potential career; being able to work all day in a coral reef gets you lost in a different world. Though I was working most of [...]
Scientific Scuba Diving In Curaçao
I'm currently typing this post at a marine biology research station in Willemstad, Curaçao. Since the station is located in front of the beach, temperatures here stay consistently warm from the ocean breeze but don't get as humid as Florida. This is the perfect summer weather. However, I didn't come here to tan in the [...]
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