Hannah Harrison works with children in Thailand.
Rather than spending her final semester as an undergraduate in the winter wonderland of the UAF campus, SNRAS student Hannah Harrison is working her way along the Chao Phraya River in Thailand. As an intern in the Magic Eyes Barge program, Harrison is teaching Thai youngsters natural resources principles as they travel the river."We do many, many activities with the kids while they're on the barge," Harrison wrote on her blog. "Most of the activities focus on ecological principles, such as watersheds, food webs, invasive species, macroinvertebrates, water use, pollution. One of my favorites thus far is an investigation into the water hyacinth, which is an invasive water-lily type plant that grows in the Chao Phraya."
Harrison had completed her undergraduate coursework and sought out the international opportunity, her advisor, Professor Meriam Karlsson, said. "It fits right in with what she wants to do," Dr. Karlsson said. "Hannah is a good student who is very organized and knows where she wants to go."
A lifelong Alaskan raised in Homer, Harrison said she has been very happy with her choice to attend UAF and major in natural resources management. She has served as president of the Alaska state FFA program, worked for the Museum of the North, was an RA in Residence Life, and earned several scholarships, including the Chancellor's Talent Grant. She was an intern for the Alaska State Legislature in the spring of 2009, and was honored last year as the outstanding student in her department. After graduation in May she will likely continue her education by pursuing a master's degree through the SNRAS Master's International Peace Corps program.
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