Just Keep Swimming

So... A couple of days ago I had to check on one of my field sites. I did not know exactly where it was so my professor had to come with me. He mentioned that to get to the site with the equipment I would have to wade through water that was up to my chest. He was very VERY wrong, the water was WAY above my chest. And I was quite scared to go further into the water because drowning in waders isn't very fun. So I had only one choice... swim across... yes SWIM with all of my clothes on and everything holding my equipment in one hand (god forbid it gets wet!). Anything for research. When walking back my professor asked me if I still enjoy working for him. Of course I do! I love this work, I love what I do, I love what I research. I would never change what I do for a boring office job or working behind a food counter. Yes I have bad days where I have to work in pouring rain, or I end up falling into marshes, things get stressful and there are some days where I just work for so long I get exhausted by the end. BUT never would I want to trade this. This really shows me that I want to do this for a long time. A life in research is the life for me.

Back to work [in the rain].

Got back a couple of days ago and got right back to work.
Had to modify my experiment a little, which is always lots of fun... But you at least it is flowing much better now, and my days are somewhat shortened.

It has been raining for the past couple days which makes sample collection a cold and wet. Unlike the bird people, I still must go out on rainy days because frogs aren't necessarily bothered by rain. And the tadpoles are so adorable!! They are developing from their tiny head-blobs to head-blobs with feet!

I am exhausted but soon comes a day off... kind of.. but still, soon!

Looking more like a frog!

Lots of samples!