{"id":20510,"date":"2024-03-28T17:53:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T17:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fieldstudiesor.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=20510"},"modified":"2024-03-28T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:26:21","slug":"midsemester-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/blog\/midsemester-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Midsemester Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cuernos del Paine, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bienvenidos a Chile! We\u2019re officially halfway through our semester and I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better experience. We\u2019ve trekked across stunning landscapes, learned about the ecology of native Nothofagus <\/em>populations, seen the climatic influence on glaciers firsthand, and experienced the conservation efforts of our backyard, that being Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SFS Chile center is located in Puerto Natales, which is a port city located on a fjord! The city borders Parque Nacional Torres del Paine to the north. The city is filled with cafes, restaurants, and shops with beautiful waterside walkways (my favorite place to go for a run!) The location allows for lots of transport to the various field locations, which also allows us to have so many! (27 days in the field just for classes!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pingo Salvaje<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We take five classes during the semester: Patagonian Ecology, Political and Social Dimensions of Conservation, Earth Systems and Climate Science, Language, Culture, and Society of Chile, and Directed Research! I\u2019ve learned so much in my time here and can\u2019t wait to see what else is in store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s talk about some of my favorite moments so far! During the first few weeks of the semester, we got to visit Pingo Salvaje, an estancia located near Lago Sofia. We hiked around all day in a beautiful landscape while learning about the glacial landscape and the first Patagonians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cerro Castillo                                                                        <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we got to walk on the shores of the lake and spend the night camping! The day was so special and made such an impact on me, both academically and personally. Truly one of my favorites! Another great time was when we took a week-long trip to Tierra del Fuego, located way at the bottom of the continent! We got to travel over the Strait of Magellan into the field where we camped at Karukinka (a private conservation site) and got to explore the land! We also got to see King Penguins at the Pinguino Rey Conservation site and see a volcanic landscape at Parque Nacional    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pali Aike! It was such an incredible experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve also gotten to see two glaciers so far! We saw Perito Moreno Glacier in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares in Argentina and Glacier Grey in Torres del Paine! Those are only a few of the many experiences we\u2019ve had so far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve absolutely loved my SFS Chile experience so far! I\u2019ve made so many great friends, traveled across Patagonia, and learned boatloads with the best professors and staff. It\u2019s been the adventure of a lifetime and I cannot wait to see what the rest of the semester brings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Erin O\u2019Donovan, College of the Holy Cross<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SFS Chile Spring 2024, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karukinka, Tierra del Fuego<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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King Penguins, Parque Pinguino Rey<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in the SFS Center for Climate Studies? Click here<\/a> to understand why the Center is located there, explore ongoing research, and discover our collaboration with the community of Puerto Natales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cuernos del Paine, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine Bienvenidos a Chile! We\u2019re officially halfway through our semester and I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better experience. We\u2019ve trekked across stunning landscapes, learned about the ecology of native Nothofagus populations, seen the climatic influence on glaciers firsthand, and experienced the conservation efforts of our backyard, that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"language":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-20510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-experience"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20510"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=20510"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=20510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}