TPW TV—STUDENT CAMPER: A University student goes 
from Campus to Camper…details ahead on Passport to 
Texas. (Feb 17)

This is Passport to Texas

Lindsey Stroup started her college career intent on 
becoming a nurse. She spent two years completing her 
prerequisite classes.

05— And then right before I applied to nursing school I was just 
like “Nah.” 

Instead she decided to study wildlife biology at West 
Texas A&M University in Canyon. She’d need a place to 
live, and found the rents in Canyon a bit out of her reach.

13— I researched the volunteer opportunities, and I came across 
being a park host. And in the description it said you can keep 
your camper up there; you get a camp spot while you’re working. 
And I thought: Hmmm. That’s interesting.

The distance between the park and school was about 10 
minutes, so Lindsey applied for and was accepted into the 
Park Host program at Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

14— Everybody thought I was crazy. ’What do you mean you're 
going to live in a camper?’ I was real fortunate that my 
grandparents let me use their camper. Since it's just me and my 
dog and my snake, it's really all the space we need. It's a great 
way to go through college.

Park superintendent, Shannon Blalock, is glad to have 
Lindsey as a volunteer.

12— Lindsey is not jaded by some of the boundaries of life that 
some people know because of their experiences. She knows no 
bounds at this point. So it's been wonderful for my staff.

See Lindsey’s path from Campus to Camper the week of 
February 19th on the TPW TV series on PBS. Funding 
provided in part by Ram Trucks. Guts. Glory. Ram.
 
For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti. 

Total sound bite time:		                 0:44.0
Maximum Script time:		                 0:41.0                     Suggested show time: 85.0 = 1:25