2011

Yesterday was a long, long day that involed a sprint to the gate, a flight next to a kid who didn't understand the idea of personal space, and an epic boat ride to the island with the lightning blinding us. Today was just as long, but just as fun. My day started at four fourty five with a rooster crowing...

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,...

Day 6, great success. Today we started focusing in depth on organisms of the ocean. In particular, invertebrates such as echinoderms, sponges, mollusks, cnidarians, and worms. After we went and dissected a starfish and a squid, which I found to be both interesting and enjoyable. Out of the many things I learned today there were three main facts that stuck...

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...

Today we woke up and went down to the guavaberry resort office were tina, the hotel owner, laid down the ground rules for the hotel. Afterwords we all got in the taxi company "Speedys" van. From there we traversed to old yard hotel( it was actually nicer then guavaberry) and had breakfast. We then started our orentation about the...

Today was a great day in the water. We had a great breakfast at the marina and hopped on the boats. The first dive was at the RMS Rhone wreck site. I am sure you have read about this in other posts. It was an awesome experience for the guys. The second dive was...

I awoke to the shouts of my bunkmate, Sean, running through the cabin exclaiming that rain was pouring in through our open windows. My bed was perfectly dry so naturally, I just laid there and watched the chaos ensue. The rain quickly put me back to sleep so well, that not even the alarm clock woke our room up....

The past two days have been very exciting. Yesterday was full of traveling with two different flights. The first, from DFW to San Juan was actually not that bad. Though a little long, there was a lot to do. We watched The Adjustment Bureau and some random TV shows, listened to music, and played poker. When we got to...

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...