SharkLady - Kari J. Dammerman

Hey everyone! My name is Kari and I am a college student with the goal to travel all over the world. So far, my travels have been limited to the U.S. but they will go further one day soon. I am an undergraduate student working on a degree in Marine Biology and a minor in Creative Writing. I am a big sports fan who loves animals (mainly sharks) and loves the oceans. I love traveling and taking pictures of all of my adventures with my little SONY digital camera. I hope you all enjoy my blog and send me an email if you have any questions or comments!

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By SharkLady
July 21st 2008

a walk down memory lane...and a new haircut

North America » United States » North Carolina » Wilmington

The clocktower and bench...ah, I love this spot

This past weekend, I spent a couple days in Wilmington, NC where I spent 5 months on exchange last year. The whole trip up there started out a little rough as Friday, after only a few hours sleep (yes, watching the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight was not the best idea when you have to get up and be ready by 8:30am) I stumbled down to my car around 9am, cursing the sunlight, and wishing I could just go back to bed. As I approached my car, my frown got even lower as I saw a parking ticket on my [View Full Entry]

By SharkLady
July 16th 2008

a Southern way of life...

North America » United States » South Carolina » Charleston

Drayton Hall

Wow, the past few weeks have gone by incredibly fast and I have just under 3 weeks left here before I move on again to my next big adventure before making my way back to Alaska (which is in itself another adventure). It's going to be a busy 3 weeks though as this weekend I take off for Wilmington, NC to see my cousin, go scuba diving on a couple wrecks *smile*, tour around the campus that I spent 5 months of my life at, and sit on the sunny beaches of North Carolina again. Then next weekend is my Advanced [View Full Entry]

By SharkLady
June 25th 2008

I go out walking...

North America » United States » South Carolina » Columbia

$Math building at USC$
Math building at USC

Tonight, since it was a nice day and the rain had finally stopped, my roommate Sarah and I went out walking to Columbia Hall to check on my car, over to the State House a few blocks away, around the Horseshoe, down by a little coffee and catering shop to snag a pic of Ingrid and Bogie, up to the building where we work, across to the library, and back to Rutledge Hall where we live (also on the horse shoe). I think the pictures kind of speak for themselves of the beauty of the South, but one that stood out [View Full Entry]

By SharkLady
June 22nd 2008

Barefoot at the beach...

North America » United States » South Carolina » Charleston

Harbor near Folly Beach, SC

It's been three weeks since we've (the REU people at USC) been in South Carolina and today, I took my first step in the Atlantic Ocean via the South Carolina shoreline. I've stepped into it from North Carolina, but South Carolina was a little different. After getting stuck in a thunderstorm last night and watching GET SMART (good movie by the way), my roommate and our neighbor (a fellow REU-er) took off to Folly Beach, SC at 8am this morning for a day of fun. Along the way, we saw these girls in Columbia that looked dressed for the beach and [View Full Entry]

Ah, the Atlantic...how I have missed thee!

By SharkLady
June 5th 2008

Days 1-4 in SC: Columbia Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens and the REU

North America » United States » South Carolina » Columbia

Flamingo

Finally, I have internet again (full-time now) and I can add some of the pictures from the last adventure of my roadtrip/my first full day in Columbia, SC. It's been about four days since I said goodbye to my sister and headed back to the university to meet the rest of my roommates and spend my first night in Rutledge Hall. I have to say that it has been four of the best days of my life. The day (Sunday) started though with my sister and I getting up and checking out of our ghetto hotel (it was ghetto because of [View Full Entry]

By SharkLady
June 1st 2008

Roadtrip to SC: Days Three, Four, & Five

North America » United States » South Carolina » Columbia

The Corn Palace (Mitchell, SD)
Awesome. It is made entirely of corn and grains!!

Wow...five days, 2800 miles, nine tanks of gas, 7 lemonades, three nights of camping, 2 hotel check-ins, and 1 stop asking for directions later and my sister and I are finally in Columbia, SC. These past five days have gone by insanely fast, but we have seen so many new things. Day three started off with us jetting to see the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. It was such an amazing building that was built entirely of ears of corn and grains freshly grown from South Dakota. Each year, they rebuild the Corn Palace to a new theme and it has [View Full Entry]

By SharkLady
May 29th 2008

Roadtrip to SC: Days One & Two

North America » United States

High Clearwater River in Idaho on the way to Lolo Pass

It is now the end of the second day of my journey across the U.S. with my sister and we've already seen a lot of amazing things. The first day started out a little rough as we got a late start and ended up not leaving from Lewiston, Idaho until almost 10am. By then though, we were on the road, curving our way alongside the Clearwater River, following the Lewis and Clark trail as we made our way to Lolo Pass. After a little "road battle" with a precocious Subaru driver, we were finally in Montana - a state that I [View Full Entry]

Ah, the road and the trees, gotta love Idaho

By SharkLady
May 24th 2008

Alaska, British Columbia, & some Idaho fishing

North America » Canada » British Columbia

Eagles in Juneau

After spending a week being bum and doing some fishing with my friend Vicki (very exciting experience including a couple flounder and a very determined Alaskan King Crab), I boarded the M/V Taku on my trip back to Idaho to stop and see my parentals. The Taku left Juneau around 9 o'clock at night and I didn't make it in to Prince Rupert, BC until two days later at 5:30am (4:30 Alaska time). It was a lot of fun though as I explored the decks of the ship, took pictures of the foggy surroundings, talked to a couple passengers, played the [View Full Entry]

Pretty rock near my fishing spot at low time

By SharkLady
May 9th 2008

Alaska Wildlife Cruise & Scuba Diving

North America » United States » Alaska » Juneau

Sea lion rookery on Benjamin Island
photo by Lisa Bogert (my awesome boss that gave me the pics after my camera died)

Hey everyone. So classes are finally over for the semester and even though my BioChem grade wasn't as good as I wanted, I'm glad I'm finally done with chemistry...forever!! :) Well, at least for a little while. The weekend after finals, I got the opportunity to go out on a wildlife cruise sponsored by the audobon society. We saw some amazing wildlife including eagles, oyster-catchers, sea lions, humpback whales, and a lot of other species of birds that I'm not that familiar with. When we got out to Berner's Bay, we were in for a real treat as the sea lions [View Full Entry]

By SharkLady
April 26th 2008

Whales, Eagles, and Sun...Oh My!

North America » United States » Alaska » Juneau

The sun over the channel
Isn't Alaska beautiful?? (pics by Victoria Phillips)

It has now been sunny and beautiful in Juneau, Alaska for 7 days. Yes, you heard me right...7 days!! I'm not sure I've even seen Juneau this beautiful (and warm already -- it was 55 degrees outside) for so many straight days in the spring for the past three years that I have been here. With the warm weather and the sun, the inhabitants of Juneau have officially come out of hiding, are frequently visiting every possible beach or lookout spot towards the end of the road, and just enjoying the beautiful orb that has graced us with its presence (and [View Full Entry]

Vicki sneaking a pic of me staring at the creek

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Blogs & Travel Journals

a walk down memory lane...and a new haircut

a Southern way of life...

I go out walking...

Barefoot at the beach...

Days 1-4 in SC: Columbia Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens and the REU

Roadtrip to SC: Days Three, Four, & Five

Roadtrip to SC: Days One & Two

Alaska, British Columbia, & some Idaho fishing

Alaska Wildlife Cruise & Scuba Diving

Whales, Eagles, and Sun...Oh My!