A picture from Central Asia (2015) where I spent the summer working on mapping type 3 river rapids. (Public Domain)

Working in the field is why I love what I am learning. Getting great skills in my future profession, while exploring the four corners (but why only four corners, cartographers?) of the Earth. I spent the summer of 2013 working with Earth Environment Dynamic Thinking Sustaintable Pros (aka EEDDTSP) on a project in Mongolia mapping out areas that could serve as potential ecotourism development destinations. We worked closely with local collaborators and government officials to locate….