Santa Cruz Island
Sometimes it takes many trips to the Galápagos to see it all in a wish list, sometimes people are lucky to find every species, and to encounter them more than one time along the week. Today our guests saw three different vermillion flycatchers in the highlands of Santa Cruz, and a barn owl was found hidden inside a lava tube, while dozens of giant tortoises roamed the green fields of the surrounding area.
One never knows what’s there to be found; it does not matter if it is a new species, an indescribable adventure, meeting amazing people, falling in love with sceneries and/or human beings. One doesn’t know what the new day will bring; not only that, one wakes up ignoring how much one will end up giving in the day to others, to the world.
When naturalist Carlos Romero woke up this morning he had no idea of how significant his encounter with the 27 children of the sixth grade of Escuela Oswaldo Guayasamin was going to be. And it was a talk of great consequences, for both the kids eager for knowledge, and for Carlos, who experienced once more the most powerful force that exists in life, the one of giving.
He got amazing questions from children who wanted to unwrap the many mysteries of life. Why are whales so big? Why do birds have feathers? How can a sea lion stay for so long under water? Carlos made them feel confident, and questions flowed for more than an hour, inspiring our good naturalist to talk about the beginning of life, evolution, what differentiates the animal classes, and among questions and answers the atmosphere fulfilled with trust and friendship. One feels so satisfied by giving, and what can be better than giving knowledge to young minds? Thanks so much Carlos for your enthusiasm and commitment with this amazing Lindblad program, the Naturalists to Schools Program.
Sometimes it takes many trips to the Galápagos to see it all in a wish list, sometimes people are lucky to find every species, and to encounter them more than one time along the week. Today our guests saw three different vermillion flycatchers in the highlands of Santa Cruz, and a barn owl was found hidden inside a lava tube, while dozens of giant tortoises roamed the green fields of the surrounding area.
One never knows what’s there to be found; it does not matter if it is a new species, an indescribable adventure, meeting amazing people, falling in love with sceneries and/or human beings. One doesn’t know what the new day will bring; not only that, one wakes up ignoring how much one will end up giving in the day to others, to the world.
When naturalist Carlos Romero woke up this morning he had no idea of how significant his encounter with the 27 children of the sixth grade of Escuela Oswaldo Guayasamin was going to be. And it was a talk of great consequences, for both the kids eager for knowledge, and for Carlos, who experienced once more the most powerful force that exists in life, the one of giving.
He got amazing questions from children who wanted to unwrap the many mysteries of life. Why are whales so big? Why do birds have feathers? How can a sea lion stay for so long under water? Carlos made them feel confident, and questions flowed for more than an hour, inspiring our good naturalist to talk about the beginning of life, evolution, what differentiates the animal classes, and among questions and answers the atmosphere fulfilled with trust and friendship. One feels so satisfied by giving, and what can be better than giving knowledge to young minds? Thanks so much Carlos for your enthusiasm and commitment with this amazing Lindblad program, the Naturalists to Schools Program.
