It's honestly hard to summarize my excitement succinctly: Ecuador and the Galapagos have been beckoning me for a long time. As an obsessive birder, the most biodiverse area on earth takes on an almost spiritual significance. As my academic interests in ecology and evolution have blossomed to back up my passion for birds, the region has taken on an even greater legendary status as the cradle of evolutionary biology and continued powerhouse in the world of tropical ecology. I am thus excited to see the intersection of my "extracurricular" and academic interests in a place where they may be more engaging than ever before.
