2022 Paleo Trip

  Today was the last day of our A-Term trip and while it was certainly sad, we will forever cherish the memories and connections we made. There were many ups and downs through the trip, for one the girls finally finding a porta potty then finding out it was infested by wasps, but overall everyone agreed it was a pleasant experience. We started the morning off strong with some April fools day antics from Dr. Salem. As we walked in the room we encountered, arguably the worst thing a student can encounter, a pop quiz. The room shared a big sigh as we scavenged for spare pens and pencils, and mentally prepared for the ten question test we were told was in front of us. Luckily as we turned the page over we pleasantly faced a blank paper with a big smiley face, and a question asking “ what do you do if you’re dealt a 10 and 2 offsuit and someone else bets big?”. We all shared a laugh, and Dr. Salem’s big smile stretched across his face showing his excitement at the, admittedly genius, prank

 we started the day off with a late start. we got a quick introduction on what we were going to be doing today. This included cleaning the vehicles we traveled in, doing an analysis/reflection, and watching a movie about the Cambrian and Permian eras. We learned a lot about ourselves and others while doing the reflection. As a class, we discussed what went well and what we could improve on in the upcoming years. The end-of-the-day movie was a nice way to wrap up the course and was a quick recap of the creatures we found out in the field.  Niko cleaning out the "Blue Jasmine" andy vacuuming the floor of the car more vacuuming  the girlies taking a quick break reflecting on our week our class reflection