I am so excited and a little nervous, about going to Belize tomorrow. I have never been to Belize before but I’ve traveled to tropical places before (Costa Rica & Puerto Rico), and go on a lot of hiking trips with my family. However, I know that this is probably going to be way different than just hiking, and I’m hoping to be able to keep up, but I’m looking forward to what’s in store.

To prepare for this trip I’ve been reading the Natural History of Belize textbook and also researching my taxon groups and presentation topic. Studying my topic of the rainforest canopy has given me a lot of interesting facts about different species in the rainforest.

Over the course of this trip, I’m hoping to learn a bit more about the rainforest and the animals that live there, as well as get more information about what could be future paths for someone in ebio or doing ebio research. I’m also really excited to study at Glover’s Reef and be able to snorkel.