Well, I have been in Australia for 2 weeks now. 2 weeks?! I can already tell that if I blink one too many times, I’m going to be back in the States. Things are settling down, so I have a little bit of time to write a blog post of impressions and experiences so far. The house I’m in is not great, but it’s cheap and that’s what I want. I have lived in a lot worse, and I don’t have to be here long. The strong benefit is that it’s only a 10 minute walk from the office which means

Time is growing closer and closer to heading off to Australia. I will leave on June 13! And there is still much to do before heading out to the Land Down Under. I have been purchasing gear for the past week for this trip. Much of it has been photo gear because, as I've said before, I want to be able to document this trip, not just for my adoring fans, but also because scientists generally have a difficult time conveying their work to the general public. By having a variety of

If you ever look at a scientific story with any vertebrate, you're probably not aware of the amount of work that goes into even preparing for a study on said animal. Endangered animals are a sexy system to work with, and they certainly are newsworthy but it often takes months or years to be able to work on these animals. Australia is known to be fairly difficult in terms of permits, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Australia is probably one of the best developed countrie