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Expeditions - Day in the life

We have collected a sample of the comments, memories and reflections of some of our recent volunteers and some of our permanent staff members to provide a snapshot of a day in the life of a Blue Ventures expedition.

Please click on 'read more' under each name to find out their story, or visit our Indian Ocean Scholarship page to read about our Malagasy Scholars' experiences.

Science Intern - Charlotte

Charlotte Coombes attended an expedition in September 2008 after a 6 month internship at Blue Ventures' London office

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Career breaker - Guillame

Guillame Marchais, 27, attended an expedition in March 2008.

Read more: Career breaker - Guillame

Gap year student - Emily

Emily, 18, attended two Blue Ventures expeditions on her gap year in 2007.

Read more: Gap year student - Emily

Volunteer - Mike

Mike Cowdy was a research volunteer for Blue Ventures on the February 2005 expedition.

Read more: Volunteer - Mike

University student - Will

Will Proto, a biologist from Liverpool University volunteered with us in June 2004.

Read more: University student - Will

Social researcher - Jess

Jessica Jambert-Grey worked with us for almost 6 months in Andavadoaka, where she became actively involved in developing our social research program.

Read more: Social researcher - Jess

University student - Catherine

Catherine Burgess, a doctoral student from Cambridge University, joined us as a research volunteer in May 2004.

Read more: University student - Catherine

Volunteer - Andrew

Andrew Ritchie was a Blue Ventures research volunteer from Australia. He took part in the December 2003 expedition.

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Community outreach - Leda

Leda Smith, 26, from Alaska (Blue Ventures’ first volunteer from the Arctic!), spent 3 months with us as a volunteer working actively on our outreach and education programme in Andavadoaka village.  Here she describes some of her memories from the project.

Read more: Community outreach - Leda

Gap year student - Emily

Emily Carroll was on the December 2004 expedition and is now at Edinburgh University studying Biology.

Read more: Gap year student - Emily

Volunteer - Neil

Neil Madigan, 24, from the UK, was on the December 2004 expedition.

Read more: Volunteer - Neil