Reflections from the Field

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would “spawn” in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! As a gaming school library media specialist from the inner city, my career path has taken many unexpected turns, but nothing quite like this: an adventure to Southern California to study whales alongside an inspiring and super

Before I left for the Alaskan Arctic this summer, I carried a quote from Octavia Butler with me: “All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you.” I thought I understood it. But standing for the first time on the tundra, under a sun that seemingly refused to set, I realized I