Plastic Slap In the Face
Oh, the irony: smiling, happy faces stamped on plastic bottle caps don’t belong in the belly of a baby albatross. They shouldn’t exist in the first place!
This is what insanity looks like.
Adventures
It’s Not About Litter
I’ve been mulling over how to approach this blog post for about a week now. Why? Because, quite frankly, I haven’t been sure of what to say. This post, to nobody’s surprise, is about plastic. I talk about plastic all the time though, and a lot of people already know about the plastic pollution problem…
Midway Reality Check
Hey all! Three weeks in and I’m still surprised at how fast/slow/weird the time acts here. Some days feel like they’re never going to end and other times, I’m still trying to figure out how it got to be Friday already. Every day is an adventure and brings something new! The highlight of this week…
“Welcome to the Middle of Nowhere”
So says Bob, the man sitting across the aisle from me in the G-2 plane we took to get to Midway a week ago yesterday. He’s right and for some reason, I don’t believe it until we’re on the tarmac…on Midway. It’s surreal: leave Honolulu at 7pm, hurdle across the ocean for 2 hours and…
What Does 50lbs of Luggage Look Like?
The world may never know. But this is what ~35lbs looks like! I know what you’re thinking. “Ryan, you’re going away for 4 months! Surely you need more than that?” It turns out, even this might be too much! Let’s review the facts: I’m going to Midway. A very small island in the middle of…
7 In the Ocean Goes to Midway
Ready? OK, now that we’ve all freaked out, let’s take a breath. *Exhale* After about 2 weeks, it’s finally starting to sinking in and I can finally broadcast the news: I’m going to Midway. Not only am I going to Midway, I’m going there for 4 months. 4 whole months!!! For those of you who are…
Update!
After the chaos of graduation and moving, I finally have some time to play catch up! May was a crazy month but June is turning out to be pretty relaxing, all things considered. Let’s start off with the most important: I graduated! After four incredibly fast years at UMaine, I now hold a Bachelor of…
The tragedy that no one sees…
Chris Jordan, an amazing photographer of visual statistics, ventured to Midway Atoll and created a six-minute video depicting baby albatross that have died from ingesting plastic debris. Our waste is ending up on these very remote places and having an unfortunate, lasting impact. Sadly, not many people see this problem and like a lot of…