Help me get to Rwanda
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Any one who knows me to any sort of degree knows these two specific things: 1) I'm an anthropology major, and 2) primates are my thing.
But what you might not know is that I really want to go to grad school in order to receive my Ph.D. to perform field research and to eventually become a professor of anthropology. And I have come across a unique opportunity that could help me reach this goal.
Through the University of Arizona's study abroad program, there will be a primate studies field school held in Rwanda (a country located in central-east Africa) this summer. Through it, I will study social behavior and ecology of several species of primates. I will go on adventure treks to observe gorilla families and golden monkeys on the slopes of the extinct Virunga volcanoes, follow groups of chimpanzees, black and white colobus, and guenon monkeys in an afro-alpine jungle, and go on Safari to watch wildlife and study troops of baboons and vervet monkeys in a savanna setting.
And this is exactly my cup of tea. This will offer me the opportunity to get my feet wet as far as the field goes, and I will be able to gauge if research is actually what I want to do for a living--it might even get me a head up. Plus I'd have the literal best time of my life.
However, study abroad is expensive. The actual tuition runs about $8000.00, but I'm going to try for scholarships to achieve that amount. The $700.00 that I'm asking for would cover the application fee and the initial deposit. The sooner I received the money I need, the sooner I can apply, and the more likely I will be to get into the program at all.
Consider a donation--of literally, and I do mean literally, any amount--a Christmas present. Or, considering that the program runs through July and I will subsequently spend my twenty-first birthday with gorillas, think of it as the equivalent of buying me a birthday shot.
Thank you guys so, so much. If you have any questions, comments, or advice please don't hesitate to Facebook message me or to message me through GoFundMe itself.
-- Kayla
But what you might not know is that I really want to go to grad school in order to receive my Ph.D. to perform field research and to eventually become a professor of anthropology. And I have come across a unique opportunity that could help me reach this goal.
Through the University of Arizona's study abroad program, there will be a primate studies field school held in Rwanda (a country located in central-east Africa) this summer. Through it, I will study social behavior and ecology of several species of primates. I will go on adventure treks to observe gorilla families and golden monkeys on the slopes of the extinct Virunga volcanoes, follow groups of chimpanzees, black and white colobus, and guenon monkeys in an afro-alpine jungle, and go on Safari to watch wildlife and study troops of baboons and vervet monkeys in a savanna setting.
And this is exactly my cup of tea. This will offer me the opportunity to get my feet wet as far as the field goes, and I will be able to gauge if research is actually what I want to do for a living--it might even get me a head up. Plus I'd have the literal best time of my life.
However, study abroad is expensive. The actual tuition runs about $8000.00, but I'm going to try for scholarships to achieve that amount. The $700.00 that I'm asking for would cover the application fee and the initial deposit. The sooner I received the money I need, the sooner I can apply, and the more likely I will be to get into the program at all.
Consider a donation--of literally, and I do mean literally, any amount--a Christmas present. Or, considering that the program runs through July and I will subsequently spend my twenty-first birthday with gorillas, think of it as the equivalent of buying me a birthday shot.
Thank you guys so, so much. If you have any questions, comments, or advice please don't hesitate to Facebook message me or to message me through GoFundMe itself.
-- Kayla
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Kayla Bernays
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Tucson, AZ
