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My travel

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with Ohio State

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started

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my freshman year.

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At orientation,

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I found

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the opportunity

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to go

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to the

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Dominican Republic

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with the College of Food,

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Agricultural,

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and Environmental Sciences.

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At this point,

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I had never

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left America,

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and I

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thought this would be

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the best

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opportunity to

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go travel.

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And then it

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just branched out

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from there.

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The College of Food,

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Agricultural,

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and Environmental Sciences

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also has another program

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with University

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College Dublin,

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so I spent an entire

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semester there

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taking classes

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like forestry

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and soil science

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and history,

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really immersing myself

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in the culture.

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And then I've also

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had opportunities

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to work

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outside of the country.

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I conduct

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research in Antarctica,

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and I spent

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about a month

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in the McMurdo

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Dry Valleys

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with the McMurdo

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Dry Valleys Long-Term

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Ecological Research Project.

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There’s also opportunities

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to travel abroad

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for conferences.

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I'm going

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to the United

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Nations

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climate negotiations in

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about a month

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in Turkey.

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What surprised me

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most about Ohio State

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is

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how small it can feel

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at times.

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I come from a

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pretty small town,

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and I was worried

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about coming to

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such a large city.

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But there's so many

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green spaces

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and really quiet

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places on campus

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that I've really found

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peace in.

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And on that same note,

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because there's

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so much green space

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on campus,

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it’s an amazing

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living laboratory.

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I spend time

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on the Olentangy River

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or in the wetlands –

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it’s a constructed

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wetlands out

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on West Campus.

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Waterman farms

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is another

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amazing place

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to do research.

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But most importantly,

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in my opinion, we have

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professors

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and researchers

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who go all around

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the world,

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collect

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their samples,

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collect their data,

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and then come back

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and analyze it

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at Ohio State.

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So if you're looking

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to travel

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and study

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environmental science,

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this is the place

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for you.

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My time doing

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polar research

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has taught me

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that I really want

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to continue this work.

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Science is important to me,

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and I want to do my best

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to communicate

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to diverse audiences.

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My name is Maya,

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and this is

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my Ohio State.