One of my favorite extracurricular activities of all time was participating in a biological survey on a Mexican nature preserve/ranch that is co-managed by US and Mexican conservation organizations.  A big group of 15-20 people traveled to Mexico on four separate occasions and collected, processed, and identified as many biological specimens as we could over a 3-day period.  I’d spend my days collecting aquatic insects and helping with other surveys, then we’d have a great dinner before everyone got down to sorting and IDing in the fabulous ranch house.  It was a stunningly beautiful place, especially at sunset:

Sunset at Los Fresnos

Heaven!

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