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  • Life onboard the research boat traveling the Amazon River

    Dec 9, 2016 10:30 am by Vanessa GabelCampus Life
    An afternoon storm rumbles over the Solimões River, better known as the Amazon.

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    • An afternoon storm rumbles over the Solimões River, better known as the Amazon.

    Given the confining nature of our vessel, many routines that require no thought or preparation in our everyday lives become chores on the boat, writes Illinois geology student Vanessa Gabel.