age: 22 (Jun 04, 1990)
MEMBER SINCE: September 2011
occupation: Master of Science candidate in Environmental Biology, and university teaching assistant. Assessing Ontario's oak savannahs for reintroduction of the extirpated Karner Blue butterfly.
most humbling moment: Meeting Leonard Nimoy.
gets me hot: Nerdy girls in plaid
body mods: I have six extra holes in my head.
sign: Gemini
crush: Danette, Marlene and Ceres
makes me happy: Pumpkin-flavoured things, being surrounded by nature, espresso, watching hockey games, feeling well rested, and Reese's-anything
i lost my virginity: While watching Mythbusters.
into: Plaid shirts, tortoises, and saving the world
heroes: David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Sean Connery, Jamie Hyneman, and many others.
I went to Vietnam as part of an entomology study that my university was conducting, so I saw a lot of really neat bugs, and conducted a bit of original research of my own on ants. The best part of it was the forests though (it definitely wasn't the food...). There were huge neotropical jungles, island forests, and for a few days I was on top of a mountain in a cloud forest. The food was pretty terrible, several people (myself included) got food poisoning, and most of us just ate a lot of rice and steamed vegetables because we were afraid of the meat after that. Thank god for the stash of granola bars I packed.
Here's a little sample of some pictures I took over the course of the trip.
I even made a little video about how to cross a road in the capital city, Hanoi.
(Expand blog to see video)
And finally a few life shots from just before my trip!
Cheers!
-Jess