Author Archives: vaneargentina2011

Hola de nuevo! I finished up my last week here at INTA Balcarce, and I am heading to Rosario, Santa Fe province for the International Rangeland Congress next week.  I gave a charla, or a seminar, about my Master’s thesis … Continue reading →

Hola Todos! Lauren Svejcar, good friend and fellow grad student came to visit me for a weekend here in Balcarce, Buenos Aires province from Santa Rosa, La Pampa.  Lauren accompanied me to INTA Balcarce on Friday and we went with … Continue reading →

Hola todos! I´m enjoying my last few weeks in Argentina, working as much as I can with the scientists and professors at INTA and traveling and visiting my Argentine friends on the weekends. I´m going to try and post a … Continue reading →

Hola todos! I took a short trip to visit Lauren Svejcar, a fellow grad student (and co-recipient of AGG scholarship) and good friend in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, where she is working.  We had a great weekend exploring the shops in Santa … Continue reading →

Saludos a todos! I have begun the second phase of my studies in Argentina in the small city of Balcarce, near Mar del Plata on the Atlantic coast south of the capital Buenos Aires.  I am working with a team of scientists … Continue reading →

During my second week of working at INTA Bariloche, I had the chance to do some kayaking with a good friend from work (Emilio) and his very generous friends who run a kayaking/outdoor expedition company.  I really was working during … Continue reading →

This second set of fotos of the sheep and Patagonian steppe is the research site.  It is located in Pilcaniyeu, Patagonia 2 hours southeast of Bariloche.  We deployed the collars for 2 weeks on two different groups of sheep.  The GPS locations will … Continue reading →

Hola todos!! Finally I have started this blog for those of you who are not on Facebook.  As most of you already know, I am doing some work in Argentina for my Master of Range Science degree. I began the … Continue reading →