Get your Blue Mind on and save the sea turtles with Dr. Wallace J. Nichols.

January 8:  Arrival

Arrive at Minneapolis airport (MSP).  Vehicle provided for 90 minute drive to WI. Arrive at Lakeshore cabin.  Settle in.

January 9-12: Orientation and basic skills training

Daily schedule

7:30: wakeup, breakfast

9:00: group session

10:00: group photography/video basic skills excursions (hiking, canoeing)

3:00: personal time, unwind

4:30: group meal preparation

5:30 dinner and chores

7:00 individual therapy, free time, photo/video editing time, group trip planning and prep

9:30 wind down

10:30 lights out 

January 13: Travel to Monterey, CA.

January 14-20: Our team attends the "Blue Mind Experience" workshop in Monterey with J Nichols.  Learn more about this experience here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blue-mind-experience-tickets-38550367186  

January 21: Travel to Mexico.  The adventure begins. One night in La Paz.

January 22-February 10: Experience sea turtle magic

Dividing our time between several sites, we will will snorkel some of the most vibrant coral reefs in the Eastern Pacific, we will meet, interview, and photograph the local characters who brought turtles back from the brink of extinction, and we will directly participate in turtle research and restoration. Our time will be split between Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, Magdalena Bay, and surrounding communities.  We will get to know members of Grupo Tortuguero, a group serving as a global model for innovative and effective conservation work.  Lodging will be a combination of beach cabanas and very comfortable "glamping" style tent accommodations courtesy of RED Travel.

February 11: Travel back to La Paz.

February 12: Fly back to Minneapolis, return to lake cabin.

February 13 - 16: Unwind, process, and share

Unwind, reflect, work on transition plans home.  Put finishing touches on photo and film projects.  Public photo exhibition of students' work at In a New Light Gallery in Webster, WI

February 17: Departure.