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Meet our NSF Graduate Research Fellows: Ted Cross

Ted Cross in front of ice field and mountainsDegree Program: Master of Science

During my field season in Nepal, we camped for a little while in an abandoned field in a small village. After setting up camp, we went into field and returned in the evening to discover that the villagers had prepared a warm welcome for us complete with dancing, singing, and food. We stayed in the village for a few days, and when we left, they gave us garlands of flowers to wear around our necks and even decorated our trucks! We were the first westerners to use the road that went by the village.

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