After I finish that up, I\u2019m going to start looking through articles that my colleague, Katie, has been gathering for me. I have a feeling that I will just find data about species that I have already listed in my spreadsheet, but maybe they will have some useful information that the books didn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve also started working on my powerpoint. My mentor will not be around after next week because he\u2019ll be going on vacation to Yellowstone (lucky!). I\u2019d like to get him a rough draft before he leaves so we can discuss how I can best present what I\u2019ve been doing this summer. So far, it\u2019s about 7 complete slides and about 5 more that are still in an outline stage. There\u2019s a lot of information I have to get across in a 10-12 minute presentation so it\u2019s important that I manage my time effectively so I can relay as much of my story as I can. I think it is important to keep in mind that, though important, my work is only a small piece in a larger project studying how climate change will affect different environments across the globe.<\/p>\n
But enough about work, I\u2019ll get to the fun stuff now. On Friday, Betty, Deigo, and I went clamming. We got a pretty good amount and used shovels instead of the \u201cclam guns\u201d (I don\u2019t really know what they\u2019re actually called). I think the shovel approach works better for me because I found a lot more than I usually do with the guns. Betty made some clam pasta with our findings. I tried some and it was very good!\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Betty and I went blueberry picking at a place right outside of Corvallis. I thought I was going to turn into a blueberry like Violet from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory because I ate so many blueberries that day. They were so good! I ended up picking about 4 \u00bc pounds and paid $5.50 for them, which I think was a pretty good deal. We then hung out in Corvallis for a little bit. I got two books from this cool store that sold them for about a half of the normal price. Betty brought some lavender from a store called Cat\u2019s Meow\u00a0and used some for a blueberry crisp. Yum yum!<\/p>\n
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Blueberries!<\/p><\/div>\n
Yesterday, I just relaxed and went for a walk on the jetty out towards the beach. The beach ended up being a bit too chilly for what I was wearing so I didn\u2019t get to walk on the beach for as long as I had originally wanted to. Oh well. At least it was nice and sunny out!<\/p>\n
Oh, and I’m going to try out a Zumba class at the Newport Rec Center later. Hopefully that’ll be a fun workout!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So, we Sea Granters have only have 2 and a half weeks left of the Summer Scholar Program. It\u2019s crazy, I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re almost done here. Well, this past week I got some new books to look through. One … Continue reading