Well I have a few more things to do and then I will be ready to head to St. Louis to catch my flight. I am anxious to hurry up and get to St. Eustatius and see what things are like. It still feels surreal and will probably remain so until I am setting up my tent by myself in the sweltering heat while insects attack me.
For those of you that don't know much about where I am going and what the program is all about, here is a little write up they have:
The St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) is the only environmental organisation on St. Eustatius (Statia), and was established in 1988 with the primaryobjective of protecting terrestrial and marine areas of ecological, scientific, and culturalsignificance. The foundation started off extremely small with a few minor projects andgained importance and standing when, in 1996, STENAPA was legally mandated by theisland government to protect and manage the newly declared Marine Park. In 1998,STENAPA was also assigned the authority to manage the Quill and Boven NationalParks. Shortly afterwards, the Miriam C Schmidt Botanical Garden was created.STENAPA currently manages three sectors: the Marine Park, National Parks, andMiriam C Schmidt Botanical Garden.
And here is a link to the the STENAPA website:
I will have internet access so I will update this blog and link it to Facebook so you all can keep track of me!
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