Isaac Garza '20
Day Six
I woke up and skipped breakfast and had a whataburger sandwich which I have been saving. We soon left after that to a very rocky beach. My first specific topic is the beach which was called Ka elehuluhulu. The beach used to be a massive fish pond until a tsunami covered up most of the pond. The beach is...
Day Five
I woke kind of late so I was rushed through breakfast and packing. But once I was on the same page with everyone we were heading back to NELHA. At NELHA we received a grand tour of how the air conditioning worked. My first specific topic is how the A/C worked which basically ran deep sea water in tiny...
Day Four
Like any other morning I woke up to an amazing breakfast and prepared for the day. I put on swimming shorts and packed my scuba gear. We began the day by heading to captain zodiac. My first specific topic is over the zodiac boat which can hit 90 mph. The boat is said to be as "untippable" as a...
Day Three
Today was slightly different from yesterday, there was more water involved. Like most days I received an amazing breakfast after waking. Though this time I left the house early and immediately headed to the scuba diving location. Once arriving I was put into a group with my friends and then my group and I were fitted. When we were...
Day Two
After waking up around 6:00 we got a nice breakfast and then relaxed for a while until we left to the NELHA and got to learn about OTEC and agriculture. My first specific topic is OTEC and how it created one megawatt out of 136 megawatts of energy for Hawaii. Later we visited. Monk seal facility but sadly we...
Day One: What I’m excited for
I'm a kind of person that finds strength in what he does by looking to the future. For example, do good in a class and get to go to Hawaii. This style of motivation usually leaves me very excited for what I'm working for. Though in this case I'm no longer working for this and it's here to experience....
In Class Blog Post
I'm fairly excited for a couple of things we will be doing like going on a plane, I haven't been on a plane since i was 2. I also look forward to being able to dive with turtles and manga rays.