12-12-19 Day two of our field work. So we went on the normal pathway and then went past the little river area to hike up to go the primary forest. We collected our samples for the primary forest but we forgot our ziplock bags. So we used our lunch bags to collect them. This is our last field work, the rest is all lab. So after our hike, we started to do more lab work. Where I got one sample done. Then later, there was a crew doing a video on bats. The hike was very tiring. I think going upwards was a good workout but a little tiring. Straight after the hike, I went straight to the shower which felt so good. The lab work was a little long after that. I don't mind it, in a way, it's very relaxing. Then after dinner, they were going to show the bats. I never seen a bat up close like that and it was very cool. After all of today, I conked out. :')
12-11-19 Today was a good day! So today we went hiking on the water trail. I thought it was just going to be walking through a path but it was more than that. We went through a steep muddy hill, walked through the creek, and even climbed over a few trees. We still got our 6 soil samples from the ag pasture site. Then we collected half for our secondary forest and did some lab work (testing our samples for bacteria and fungi and the abiotic testing like Nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous). Next thing we had a culture sharing with the indigenous people again. The lady was showing us how they make their little bags which comes from a leaf. Then I was sharing some photos of my home and just continued sharing culture. The hike was a good hike. I felt like I was an actual explorer walking through some treacherous areas. Then after the hike, I took a shower to cool down and it felt so good. Then during our lab work, it was pretty cool to see what I'm helping out with. Then during th