. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Lundie. Showing them around won't do the job. They need to learn investigative techniques and how to apply a new awareness and understanding in the classroom. Without a doubt, Lundie met her goals. A few hours a day, the group met in the classroom to discuss Puerto Rico's ecosystems and to trade resource materials. The remainder of the time they set out to smell, taste, feel, hear and see the island. Out in the field, Lundie played a Pied Piper of sorts, leading the group through mucky swamps, knee-high gr
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Lundie. Showing them around won't do the job. They need to learn investigative techniques and how to apply a new awareness and understanding in the classroom. Without a doubt, Lundie met her goals. A few hours a day, the group met in the classroom to discuss Puerto Rico's ecosystems and to trade resource materials. The remainder of the time they set out to smell, taste, feel, hear and see the island. Out in the field, Lundie played a Pied Piper of sorts, leading the group through mucky swamps, knee-high grasses and tangled root systems looking for specimens. She was a whiz at naming almost any plant or slinky, slimy thing that crossed her path. Together with Gonzalez, a field guide and many of the Puerto Rican teachers, she pointed out and named most every crab, coral, grass, lizard, flower, fruit or tree along the way. If she couldn't answer a question herself, she quickly asked the closest authority. "She's something special," says Lucrecia Rousseaux of Charlotte. "She's so patient and loving ... so good about giving the information. Photo by Sarah Friday She's so knowledgeable. It's an overwhelming experience. You never feel like she's being overbear- ing or this Spanish word "presumida"—presumptuous. She makes you feel good about what you're doing. The enthusiasm bub- bles out of ; If one of the teachers felt uncom- fortable about her swimming or snorkeling skills, Lundie took her hand and guided her through the underwater world of boulder-sized corals and breath-taking beauty. When some of the class didn't un- derstand a concept, she'd work through it with them until they did. And she was the first to make everyone feel at home, whether Puerto Rican or American. "Lundie has a very organized sense of how to deal with people," says Phares Sechler of China Grove. "It keeps the workshop go- ing and gets the job done. "We c
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