Argentina Research Expedition
Patagonia doesn’t ease you in. It hits you with wind, space, and silence. I traveled across Argentina as a Teaching Assistant leading a group of 15 students through field ecology research. It was part classroom, part expedition.
Mornings started early — collecting data, tracking species, measuring habitat variables while trying not to get blown over. The scale of everything felt different there. Bigger. Wilder.
Teaching in that environment forced clarity. Students weren’t just memorizing theory — they were watching ecosystems unfold in real time.
Somewhere between the wind and the late-night discussions, I realized something: fieldwork teaches humility. You’re small. Nature is not.
Argentina didn’t just reinforce my love for ecology — it reinforced my love for teaching and guiding others through hard, meaningful experiences.