Choosing a ‘wild’ life: A journey of self-discovery, environmental writing in the Everglades


Last fall, six FIU students — all aspiring writers — were selected to join the Everglades Wilderness Writing Program. The goal of the program was to engage the students in a journey of self-discovery and environmental writing while exploring the prairies, marshes and sloughs of the vast South Florida wetlands area.

For one of the students, the program proved to be a life-altering experience.