2011

today I awoke in slightly better condition. Still had an earache, but it was tolerable. The group got in the taxi and then headed down to the harbor for our community service project with VISAR (virgin Island Search And Rescue). We had GINORMOUS donuts Fromm the vampire baker, they were delicious, and they chose the 5 tallest people (me...

We did it! What an awesome course and experience. This morning the guys helped out the local volunteer life rescue team with a little manual labor in the sun on this beautiful island. The guys then had some down time to swim/hang out on the beach or just relax. In the evening we then went to mass, which was...

Man today was different! No dives :( It started like some of the others because we drove to the marina for breakfast. However, instead of eat at the boats, we walked all the way down the marina to the VISAR shed at the end. After eating, we split into teams to clean and paint for the search and rescue team....

Alas, the time has come for the end. After an amazing week at the BVI we're goijg to go home. Today was a nice change of pace; we did some community service for Visar. I was in charge of washing various garments and other things that simply needed to be cleaned. As much as I loved scuba diving it...

Today, we enjoyed our last day by doing many things. The day started out with us waking up and heading straight for the marina. There we ate a quick breakfast of donuts and soon started our work at VISAR, which is the Virgin Island Search and Rescue. We all participated in various tasks such as washing out the boat,...

I hate to go and leave this pretty sight! Today was the last full day of the BVI portion of our Marine Biology course. While it only lasted a week, it felt like it's been months. Today, as mentioned yesterday, was our community service day. We did an assortment of jobs around the boathouse including painting, washing life jackets,...

Today started out by driving down to the marina to do community service with VISAR, the Virgin Island search and rescue. We started out by dividing into two groups. I was told that I should go paint, because I was one of the tallest ones there. I started by painting the wall, then switched to the base board, and...

Today was about giving back. To tell you the truth, this amazing week wouldn't have been possible without the months of preparation and hard work of the Dive BVI Team, Mr. Kirby, Doc, and Speedy. Many people don't realize that this is Jesuit's first stab at trying a class like this, and a lot of people are looking at...

Today I woke up with one thing on my mind. This was the last day in paradise.. Today was all about service. We visited VISAR, which stands for Vigin Islands Search and Rescue. We arrived at the harbor and a pile of donuts awaited us. After taking down all the food in sight we all formed in the boat...