Honduras 2015

This trip was truly the most remarkable 2 weeks of my life. Experiencing a new culture while having the opportunity to live in the breathtaking cloud forests and diving off Utila was a time I'll never forget. One of my favorite things on the trip were the herpetology walks. At first, our group moved slowly and clumsily, carefully scanning unfamiliar terrain for creatures we'd most likely never seen before. Occasionally, someone would point out a frog disappearing into the jungle or a snake retreating into a burrow. But as the week progressed, there was a universal development of a connection with our environment. Our eyes adjusted to the jungle landscape, and became familiar with the Craugastor and Exquisita frogs native to Cusuco National Park. It became normal to dive into the bushes without a moment's notice in pursuit of a species, and we all learned to treasure the accomplishment of finding a creature worth documenting. On one particular night walk, our group was fortunate enough to encounter a baby green pit viper dangling from a vine, and we waited and watched until a herpetologist came to safely capture and tag the snake. Nothing can beat being able to fully experience the environment at all times.