Bob Nansen:  

After high school, I continued to swim, play water polo and graduated from SJSU in biology. Then I worked as a naturalist in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, for two years with some conservation work. I returned to graduate school at SJSU and taught biology at De Anza College for three years while the caretaker of the Fremont Older Preserve, in Saratoga. I then became a ranger at Lassen Volcanic National Park for four years before returning to work in Cupertino for Betchart Expeditions. We plan and conduct natural history and cultural heritage trips all over the world. The work has provided me with tremendous travel experiences and well as meeing people involved in diverse conservation projects. I married one of my De Anza anatomy students, Deborah in 1976. She became a RN and worke...Expand for more