Hector Maldonado '13

Today concluded our final day at the BVI. It all started at 8:30 as we boarded Speedy’s one final time. We drove down to the marina and ate some delicious donuts at the VISOR head quarters house. VISOR is responsible for managing emergencies around BVI.  While I was sitting and eating my friends and I saw 3 baby sharks...

It all began with the usual wake-up time at 8 and gathering at 8:30. It was raining cats and dogs. We boarded Speedy's and drove to the marina. We went inside the dive shop and ate breakfast there. When breakfast was over we boarded the boats and drove off to Mountain Point to dive. We geared up on our...

The end of the BVI is coming close, we only have one more day left. Once again at 8:30 we gathered to go to breakfast, however today we went straight to the marina. We had breakfast and than a couple minutes to go to the dive shop. It was time to board the boat and we were psyched. We...

Another day has gone by, and today marks the half way point of the week. The day started as usual, the daily routine, waking up at 8:00, taking a shower, going out front by 8:30 and than hopping on to speedy's to take us to the Ole' Yard Village. We ate breakfast and then Casey began to teach us...

Our day began at 8:30 as we waited for Speedy's to come and pick us up. We were driven to the place we ate yesterday, I think it's called Spring Cafe. We were served some grade A and than our indoor session began. A brief information of what we would do today is the first thing we did. After,...

Today officially began at 7 AM when we woke up to commence our island session. Yesterday when we arrived, I was assigned the closest room to the resort office. I have to say, this has exceeded my expectations. We gathered at the designated spot assigned last night. We boarded "Speedy's" taxi, which then took drove us to eat breakfast. ...

Today concluded the class room sessions!! Which means the Brittish Virgin Islands are a heart beat away. Today what was done in class included the discussion of two articles and than a presentation from each group over the different kinds of marine life. The first article was over leaping blenny. Leaping blenny are a species of fish whose skins...

Day 9 proved to be a good day for me. To top it off we began in the lab, dissecting the dog sharks. Next we discussed these two very interesting articles, one concerned porpoises and their ability to use echolocation by sending clicks and the other was over temperature change affecting elkhorn coral embryos. As mentioned earlier we finished up...

Today marked the half way point of the second week, and boy was today fun. So to begin the class we discussed these two very interesting articles. The first was about the mimic octopus and the second was about ecotourism and its effects on great whites. The mimic octopus is a magnificent creature which has evolved itself and adapted over...