Hi everyone!

My name is Elliot Vaughan and I am a junior at Carleton College in Minnesota.  I am majoring in biology and also take a lot of Spanish classes (which will probably not be all that useful this summer).  The majority of my ecological field research has involved waking up very early to map and observe birds by myself  so I am excited to spend time doing more ecosystems-based research with a group.

While this will be my first time to Russia, I was fortunate enough to spend 4o days canoeing through the Canadian Arctic the summer after high school and I have been wanting to return to the Arctic ever since. In addition to spending a lot of time canoeing I also play hockey and like to fish.  I’m already excited for July and look forward to getting to know all of you.