The dining room

Lamington National Park

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September 22nd 2012
One really nice aspect about this study abroad program is that we have field trips scheduled into the semester so that we can leave for a week and focus on one class without worrying about the others. This past week, we went to the rainforest in Lamington National Park for the terrestrial ecology course. After my eventful birthday weekend, I was up pretty late doing work that I procrastinated a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Lamington National Park

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more