Travels at Twelve

Venture “Down Under” with Swarthmore College Senior Josephine (Josie) Low to Queensland, Australia, where ancient Gondwanan plants like cycads and tree ferns tower above a vast diversity of tropical fruit trees, orchids, and more. From the Daintree Rainforest to the Cairns Botanic Gardens, learn how Australia’s natural history has shaped its unique ecosystems, and how […]

Join Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Swarthmore College Emily Foster-Hanson as she shares a collection of photographs from a small island in the Swedish Archipelago where her family spends time each year. Through her photographs, Emily will offer a glimpse into the island’s distinctive landscapes, seasonal changes, quiet rhythms, and everyday beauty, inviting […]

As the 2025-2026 Scott Arboretum & Gardens Public Horticulture intern, Katrien had a limited budget and a lifelong dream to visit South America. All roads led to Cusco. Katrien packed a single duffle bag, a borrowed camera lens, a bottle of Tylenol, and a durable poncho to seek out Peru's lush valleys on the fringes […]