Back in April/May, I panicked: My friends in Burkina Faso told me that the rains had begun many weeks in advance. I had to leave the UK early - and, I had to find a field assistant who could help me out in June!
After frantically contacting everyone I could think of, I sat back and sighed, the impossibility of this year's data collection looming in my mind.
And that's when I heard from Sally, a second year Geography student at Cambridge, thanks to her Director of Studies, David Rose.
This is Sally:
After frantically contacting everyone I could think of, I sat back and sighed, the impossibility of this year's data collection looming in my mind.
And that's when I heard from Sally, a second year Geography student at Cambridge, thanks to her Director of Studies, David Rose.
This is Sally:
Sally in the field
See? She loves trees, which is always a good sign. She's also a fantastic fieldworker - adaptable, hardworking, good company - and in the past couple of weeks she's been invaluable - collecting data on the newly emerging caterpillars while i have been out doing bird surveys.
You'll hear further details from her soon - he's promised to write a post for me (she says it'll be titled something like 'Burkina Faso: Impressions of a Yorkshire lass'), so watch this space. But for now, here's a few photos of Sally at work. She's leaving on Sunday and she'll be much missed!
You'll hear further details from her soon - he's promised to write a post for me (she says it'll be titled something like 'Burkina Faso: Impressions of a Yorkshire lass'), so watch this space. But for now, here's a few photos of Sally at work. She's leaving on Sunday and she'll be much missed!
Ninja in the field lab
Her boyfriend back home is 6'9" but these guys aren't fazed.
Antoinette, the village witch doctor, welcomed Sally with music and moonshine and laughter - what more do you need?
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