Whitney, 2011
Whitney's Ecuadoran soccer team went sightseeing during a tournament in Cordoba, Argentina.
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Whitney is currently a
National Geographic Explorer and Marine Ecologist with the
Pristine Seas Project.
The mission of the project is to explore and protect the vital places in the ocean.
Pristine Seas works with local communities, Indigenous Peoples, governments and partners
to protect our ocean, but also areas that have been somehow degraded by human activities,
so they can bounce back. Marine life thrives in these marine protected areas and provides
multiple benefits to people, from food and coastal protection to jobs and economic revenue.
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Whitney no longer posts stories here. However, here is a random post from earlier blog stories . . .
Ao final
Game day!
I am not yet sure of my plans for watching the World Cup final - likely just find a bar. Copacabana is packed with chanting Argentinians, which is fun and spirited, but I do not imagine I will want to join the masses at the Fifa FanFest on the beach. Too much for me.
At the end of my Brazil visit. Kind of crazy. In some ways, I can't believe I'm already at the end of the trip, and in others, I feel like I've been here for a long time!
Things I will miss [and will be happy to return to when I come back]:
- acai on every corner
- queijo minas (a wonderful type of cheese)
- tapioca - not what we think is tapioca; its a crepe-type dish popular in the northeast, and it's delicious
- the portuguese language
Things I will not miss:
- the absurdly, inexplicably slow lines at supermarkets (in which I have written this entire post)
- people on their phones when you're sitting with them at a restaurant
Posted by Whitney 07/13/2014
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