Nicole Panek

Nicole was a student on the Adirondack Semester in 2018 and is still immensely grateful for what her experience at Arcadia taught her about herself, her values, and the natural world. She grew up exploring marshes in Rhode Island and didn’t discover her love for sleeping outdoors until she was a student at SLU. She moved to the Pacific Northwest after graduation for the rainforest and to study chemistry and science education. In 2022 she kept on going west to Hawaii and Thailand where she became a 500hr accredited yoga teacher with a focus on the intersection of trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness in the outdoors. Along with facilitating workshops and enthusiastic attempts at new sports, she enjoys anything to do with water, good conversation, and shared meals.