SFS Announces 2012 Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to Juliana Mayhew on taking the top prize in our photo contest! Over the past year, SFS students around the world captured images of their time in the field. We asked students to submit shots that portrayed the “observer and the observed,” and we received hundreds of incredible shots featuring professors, classmates, and community [...]
Two Bhutan Alumni & One Dean Team Up for First Himalayan Studies Conference
Name: Kyle Lemle School: Brown University ’11, SFS Bhutan ’10 When I signed up for The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan program in 2010, I knew I was in for the journey of a lifetime. I could go on and on about the program itself – the breathtaking monasteries we visited, the inspiring guest [...]
SFS Bhutan Alumnus Photographs SFS Costa Rica
Name: Matt Richter Program: Bhutan Summer ’10 Intern: Bhutan Summer ’11 Mission: Photograph SFS Costa Rica Last month I traveled to The SFS Center for Sustainable Development Studies in Costa Rica, where I spent 10 days photographing students living and studying in the field. Having only lived and worked at the field station in Bhutan, I [...]
Connecting with Bhutan
Name: Sarah Myers SFS Program: Bhutan Summer ’11 School: Cornell University We had been collecting data for two days now, and were nearing the end of our third day in the Ura Valley. Our third community forest, Shingnyer, was beautiful. The trees were tall and wide, the canopy dozens of feet above the ground. The [...]
