A Maine Coast Semester Birthday!

What do you get when you cross 42 students with four months time? A lot of birthdays! Throughout Semester 70, …

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Lambs

Into the Night: 3 AM Lamb Watch

Picture this–lamb cam has been going on for WEEKS and just the other day the first two lambs were born. …

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A Day in the Life of a Wonky Student

6:20 – Wake up  This is the time that the majority of my cabin mates wake up, so everyone’s alarms …

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Meet Ike and Ginger

Meet Ike and Ginger, the two newest members of our farm team!

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Lambs

The Amazing Lambcam!

It’s back! The Amazing Lambcam is standing by to capture the birth of our spring lambs.

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Uh Oh… SPECIES QUIZ!

When I arrived at Chewonki, I was most nervous about the infamous Species Quizzes. I had been told terrifying tales …

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Chewonki Chicken Chores

One of the things that really sold me on coming to Chewonki was the farm. As a total city kid, …

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A Stellar Sighting: Finding the Steller’s Sea Eagle

In our Natural History and Ecology of the Maine Coast class we have been talking a lot about birding. Luckily …

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Morning Kitchen Chores

Every morning we have to be dressed and out in the frigid cold by 6:55 to be ready for chores, …

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Connecting at Chewonki

Although my time here at Chewonki is still in its beginning stages, I have found so many deep and meaningful …

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Hanging with Hobart: Welcoming Life at the Farm

Last night, nearing the end of study hours, Semester 70 was scattered across various rooms when we received some very …

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Ready, Set – Ringette!

During my first week of school here, I had a meeting with my advisor, Andrew, that was scheduled for one …

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Meet Semester 69’s Maine Youth Environmental Scholar!

For the past four years, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki has offered a merit-based scholarship to support emerging young leaders …

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Living With New People

For four months I get to call South Hall my home. It’s red with a moss covered roof and fairly …

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Putting the Coast in Maine Coast Semester

One of the aspects about Chewonki that was a big part of me deciding to come here was the ocean. …

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Facing Farm Chores

When I applied to Chewonki, I remember that the presentation given at my school mentioned every cabin would wake up …

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The Plunge

Throughout the semester, all students have embarked on the adventures of field lab. Field lab consists of going to different …

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A 4 AM Excursion

At the end of September, seven other students and I embarked on a five day sea kayaking trip in the …

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Salt Marsh Field Lab: A Sticky and Sloppy Situation

Sopping wet, muddy socks, shivering, and shrieking– that’s how our class ran across the lawns, hightailing it to the showers.  …

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Comfortable Companionship at Chewonki

“Isn’t it exhausting being with people 24/7?”. This is a question that I’ve heard a lot from my friends back …

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Photo Journal: Fall Field Lab Fun!

Reid State Park: We started off our excursion in pouring rain, but by the time we arrived at Reid, the …

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Living in Community

Community is a fundamental pillar of Chewonki. Where at home I would spend hours on end by myself, at Chewonki …

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The People I Sleep Next To

Being one of the five guys here this semester at Maine Coast Semester, I was really nervous- these guys were …

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Night Time Dish Crew

Finishing up dinner at Chewonki when it’s dish crew three’s night is the most exciting part of my week. Maybe …

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