Andrew Isbell '18

On the last day, we went to Soldier Bay to pick up trash along the rocks. In no time, we had many bags full of trash, with the bed of Casey's truck filled. In the end, we filled up the bed three times with trash bags and larger pieces of trash. I was shocked at how people would just...

Today I finally felt back to normal. After we woke up and went to breakfast, we boarded the boat for the last time on the trip to head out to the R.M.S. Rhone. At first, the currents were too strong to dive the Rhone, so we moved on to the shark dive from yesterday. We saw one nurse shark...

Today, I woke up with the same symptoms, with my head hurting worse than yesterday. After getting on the boat and arriving at the dive site, I stayed on the boat with Mr. Von. From here, it went very downhill. I ended up throwing up about 6 times in a matter of 40 minutes. Once the groups got back...

For me, today didn't go so good. After breakfast at the Mango cabin, we got on the taxi and drove to the marina to board the boat. When we got to our destination in the ocean, we got our gear together to start our project. Once we geared up, we jumped in the water and began to descend. All...

The second day in the BVI continued to bring many adventures and excitement. After breakfast at the teacher's cabin and a presentation on the history of sea turtles, we headed to the marina to load up the boat. We then headed to Little Dix Bay in order to try and catch and tag a sea turtle. After chasing a...

After a long day traveling and a good nights sleep, our cabin woke up early in the morning to get ready for the day. We got dressed and got on our taxi, which took us to breakfast at a little café near the dock. Once we finished breakfast, we were fitted for our gear and boarded the boat. Our...

My name is Andrew Isbell. I am excited to possibly swim with sharks. This is going to be a very fun trip and I am definitely looking forward to going down to the BVI.