GAIAS Program Classes

Hi all!

Although I've talked about some of the cool field trips we've taken with our classes I haven't really touched upon what the classes are like. So, we have five, three week modules; I chose the marine track and all marine courses. We have class Monday-Friday from 9 am to noon every day. Sometimes with field trips these dates and times vary. The classes themselves are like other condensed courses I've taken- they are difficult and a lot of information to take in at once. However, it is really nice to just have one class at a time to focus on.

Next week I start another class, a one credit hour digital photography class. It's going to be from 2-4 p.m. There is plenty of time to hang out and go to the beach, but we are also pretty busy with coursework. Every class so far has had research and a group research paper to write at the end, so that's pretty time consuming. Other than some cramming and really hard work on our papers, the classes haven't been too bad. Each one has taught me a lot about the ocean and the species here in Ecuador and Galapagos.