The Blog: Expedition to Vietnam

I invite you to join me as virtual members of a scientific expedition to Vietnam! I have been awarded a fellowship from the Earthwatch Institute to study butterflies in the tropical forests of Northern Vietnam. Check out the Butterflies of Vietnam Expedition website to find out more!

During the week of May 14-18, I will be in the Tam Dao National Park in Vietnam capturing, documenting, and studying butterflies. I will hold two live classes via a satelite phone. In addition, you will be able to follow my progress and ask me questions on a daily basis using the blog below.

The blog on this website has been created in order to allow Mr. Bucs' students, friends, and community to share in his experience in Vietnam. Please focus your comments and questions on the expedition.

Slideshow: Butterflies of Vietnam

Monday, May 14, 2007

Rain, Rain Go Away, The Night the Lights Went out in Tam Dao, and Technical Difficulties

It rained today. Apparently, butterflies don’t like the rain. They hide and sleep which is not good for research purposes. Instead, we are going to visit a temple and local school. I’ll tell you about it in tomorrow’s blog.
The electricity went out last night. This happens frequently around here. There’s a possibility that I may not be able to blog on any given day due to electricity problems. Also, the internet is extremely slow! I will probably not be able to upload videos or extra pictures to the class website. Also, we are looking at live telephone conference for Tuesday and Friday. We just don’t have the bandwidth for a webcast. Oh well.

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