The last few months have been jam-packed with adventures and travels, so I’ll be doing an abridged recap series (Scenes from a Scholarship) in the next few blogs. After crisscrossing California from North to South, I ventured even further westwards. “What’s West of the West Coast?!” you might exclaim, well, Santa Catalina Island, one of […]
Category: 2024 Scholar Journey
Blog 3: Scenes from a Scholarship – California –Diving Deep into Submarines and Storytelling
The last few months have been jam-packed with adventures and travels, so I’ll be doing an abridged recap series (Scenes from a Scholarship) in the next few blogs. After my New York Inauguration I returned Westwards to California again and ascended to the mountains of Lassen National Volcanic Park. To reflect on everything that had […]
Blog 2: New York City – Exploring the Underwater World from the Concrete Jungle
To get the year going with a bang, I caught the red-eye flight from California, straight from the mountainside, and flew across to New York City for the official kick off to my year! My stomach was alive with butterflies in anticipation of the festivities. These were no ordinary celebrations – this was the 50th […]
Blog 1: Introducing — Sam’s solutions for Society and The Sea
Hi! I’m Samuel Thomsen, but you can call me Sam. I’m absolutely thrilled to be this year’s OWUSS European Scholar. First and foremost, I’d like to extend a big thank you to everyone who has supported me in achieving this and is facilitating this year. This includes my generous sponsors, wonderful coordinators, and, of course, […]