I couldn’t believe what I was about to do, but I concentrated, held out my hand, and placed a finger on her mouth. She stopped speaking and I leaned forward to meet her. The next few moments felt both an eternity and an instant, then we were back outside, her hand in mine.
I felt more alive than I had ever felt. She was beside me now laughing into the night. I was grinning like an idiot and couldn’t stop.”
An anticipated date goes a bit awry in this short story that’s an excerpt from a full-length novel.
The Yucatán Program—with its language immersion in either Spanish or Mayan—is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year. As COA’s first ongoing off-campus program, it has transformed the lives of multiple students, among them Rebecca Haydu ’16.
COA researchers respond with elation after one of the birds they have been tracking marks a record, 1,700-mile journey along the Atlantic coast.
Anna Maddamma ’16 ventures across the globe to pursue an internship and delve into small town life in a foreign country.
Roshni Mangar ’16 found herself surrounded by dolphins during her time with a Florida-based research organization, and says that the experience helped inform her work back at home.
Battered by waves, coursed by wind night and day, Mount Desert Rock’s location—twenty-one miles out to sea—makes it an excellent platform for studying whales, seals, and other marine life.
Hana Keegan ’18 spent her summer interning with a global network of social entrepreneurs with a strong commitment to social and environmental stewardship. Her recent article for Virgin reflects on the experience.
An education in human ecology led Becca Haydu ’16 to the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, where she worked with Project for Peace to promote indigenous culture.
A passion for marine acoustics led Marina Cucuzza ’16 to an internship at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Last winter, a recruiter from Sea Education Association sat at a table in Take-A-Break and offered me a wild opportunity at sea. This summer, I climbed on board.
Drama course clarifies how theatrical process informs, intersects with other concepts and disciplines.