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MR WOLGEMUTHMy Philosophy of Teaching (including grading policies)
Mount Osorno, Chile 2005 TRAVEL I love to look at a map and just kind of wonder what is out there. My rule is that I don't carry anything more than I can fit in a backpack that will fit in the overhead compartment on the plane. It is such an incredible feeling to be in a part of the world that is waayyyyy different from home. I can't recommend travel highly enough. A friend of mine recommended this really AWESOME dinosaur museum in Wyoming... so a week later I hopped in my car and drove over 2100 miles! I signed up for the Dino Dig for a Day and spent the day digging for dinosaur bones and working in the dino lab (below) separating out a dino bone from the surrounding rock. |
A couple of summers ago (2019) I figured it was time to see MUCH MORE of the U.S. --- so I flew to Charleston, SC and spent several weeks working my way back west. I didn't have much of an itinerary except that I kinda wanted to see New Orleans 'cept that a Hurricane blew in and ended up chasing me north. I really wanted to see the BATS in Austin (1.5 million of them come out for dinner every night from their roosting place under the Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown) AND to spend some time on a long distance train, so I headed south. The train was very definitely NOT easy travel but I met some amazing people and saw some incredible country so it was well worth it. I rested up with friends in Huntington Beach (near LA) and then flew home the next day. |
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The summer of 2017 brought me to about 30 miles outside of Fossil, Oregon to see THIS (and yes, it truly was a chance of a lifetime). The air suddenly got colder, there were odd bits of cool breezes suddenly floating by, the planet Jupiter became visible, and of course there was THE VIEW: Here's what former student Emma said about her experiences watching the eclipse down in Oregon: "...And like a light switch the moon was totally covering the sun and it was honestly the most amazing thing I have ever seen." |
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I signed on with the FINE FOLKS of the Mt St Helens Institute in 2016 and took a hike INSIDE the belly of the beast. To say it was awesome is quite the understatement (they only let 50 or so people in per year): |
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I took a group of students to the Presidential Inauguration in January, 2012 on a trip sponsored by the non-partisan CLOSE UP organization... it was absolutely OUTSTANDING (although it was VERY COLD) ... but that was no worries, 'cause we had over 700,000 of our closest friends to keep us warm! |