Alex is an avid birder and amateur naturalist with a background in language and culture. After graduating from Duke with an MA in East Asian Studies, Alex spent four fruitful years working for Middlebury College and CET in the beautiful and highly diverse province of Yunnan, China. During his stint in China he developed several custom programs that focused on culture and the environment in addition to administering Chinese language programs for students studying abroad. He also birded like crazy in places ranging from Kunming’s urban jungle to the virgin forests and snowcapped peaks of Tibetan Yunnan. Alex now works for the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke and birds campus whenever he gets the chance.