The last two "thank yous" & and update

I've been thanking folks for contributing to my project based on the chronological order their support came in, and I'm now at the end of the line!  The following two generous individuals will be the last two I thank here on my blog, though of course I greatly appreciate everyone else's support.  Below these "thank yous" is a brief status update on my project.

Greg M:  Greg is an English teacher at the Urban School and was very welcoming to me from the first day I worked there.  Greg's sense of humor is known far and wide and he is always quick to point out that I study "moth balls" or shoot me questions about "Mothra."  Greg has been a curious and enthusiastic supporter of my project and I hope he keeps trying to think new plays on words relevant to my research!

Jane N:  Jane, like me, started working at the Urban School in 2011.  Jane is a member of the staff that, as a whole, do such an outstanding job of making sure things run smoothly around here, and Jane has personally helped me with a number of things like making sure I am using pre-tax dollars when I ride the subway - something that's pretty important when a BART ride costs an arm and a leg.  I very much appreciate all Jane does for Urban and for her support of my project.

Project update:  Right now, my collaborators (Dan and Will from the University of Hawaii) and I are in the process of submitting our application for one more trek to Kaho'olawe, scheduled for February (give or take a month).  This trip would be to collect larvae and find any wet-season species, and would finish off the field work for this project. 

For the time being, I am staying very busy working on other insect-related research (describing new species of Hawaiian Carposina moths; working on a paper that discusses practical measures related to insect conservation; finishing a large project to document species of South American Adelidae moths).

Two More "Thank Yous"!

Susan M:  Susan is an extremely effective co-worker of mine at the Urban School of SF.  She was one of the first people I met once accepting my job there, and was so helpful and friendly right off the bat that I knew I'd be in good hands.  Susan was one of several Urban School employees to help support my research, and her generous contribution to my project was an amazing gesture from someone I work with.  Thank you, Susan!

Nancy K:  I first met Nancy years ago when I was trying to earn extra money as a grad student, and I got a gig babysitting her awesome German shepherds (Zito, and the late but beloved Flint).  I've now known Nancy for a number of years and gotten to know her and her family, who have always treated me with generosity.  Nancy had the honor, if I may call it that, of being the person who pushed me over my fund raising goal - something I was very excited about!