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We took a train to Chicago and back for Thanksgiving. Last night at dinner, Amtrak paired us with an Aquatic Ecologist with the Illinois Natural History survey. She and DD spent a happy evening discussing chytrid fungus and xenopus frogs, which overlapped both of their research :)

 

It's just kind of neat when it comes together that way. We'll probably never see this person again, but it was cool!

 

 

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I was just chatting with my daughter (9) about how great it is when an adult treats her as a ... real person with real thoughts. So many adults talk down to children or don't even seem to notice them. When an adult holds a real conversation with her, it is a treat. Our vet is great like that. She includes my daughter in the conversations and answers her questions without condescension or simplification. I've got her in my sights as a mentor...

Your experience sounds lovely!

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Just luck-if you do a sleeper car, meals are included, and during your time slot, they fill up the tables. Since there were 3 of us, they directed the next single person who came in to our table-who turned out to be the ecologist. We've met some interesting folks that way, both on trains and on cruise ships (which do the same thing), but this was a particularly nice fit.

 

 

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