Week 4: The assumption of the virgin monk
11 min readAfter spending half a month going to beaches and exploring villages, I felt like it was time to do something new on
Author: Megan Duchesne
Week 1: I left my toe-skin in London
4 min readAfter demolishing the last poutine I’ll have for 3 months during my layover in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and getting about an hour
Week 0: Packed, panicked, and finally off to Europe for the next 3 months
3 min readOne of the worst combination of words you can hear when you *think* you’re completely prepared for a trip is “and you’ve
The world’s unluckiest field assistant
6 min readWant to know what the inside of a bird egg looks like? A new female song sparrow has arrived and is shaking things up on the island. Plus, read on to find out what happens when you cross an unlucky field assistant with an unforgiving remote island.
A slug party and bird bycatch
6 min readI was shocked to see *these* 2 animals in the song sparrow traps this week. And if it wasn’t for the sunsets, rainbows, and birds of prey, I would never have gotten over this emotionally scarring experience I had with a slug.