This story appeared in my local Napa Register newspaper. Christine Elles is VintageHigh School graduate of the class of 2005,is double-majoring in political science and environmental studies at UC Santa Barbara, with support from UCSB’s Tom Rogers Scholarship in Environmental Studies.
She is on an incredible journey and I just wanted to share her mission and adventure. Arvis
Christine's story:
Last month I touched ground in La Paz, Bolivia, one of the highest cities in the world. At an elevation of 12,000 feet, La Paz messed with my mind and body. I very happily arrived eight hours later at the jungle city of Cochabamba, at about 8,300 feet, which is my home for the summer.
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