2012 Week 1

This is a picture of the front of the classroom for Marine Biology 2012. In this room I have learned about the characteristics or the organisms of the day such as the barracuda or the angle fish and many other fish in that we will see in the bvi. I have learned about tides and currents. I learned about different...

Today I woke up with a sigh. I walked outside only to see the sun rising one last time over the horizon. The crystal blue waters shining below. Under my breathe, I could hear myself saying, "If only I could stay." That's right, today is our last day in the British Virgin Islands. It is going to be very...

Today we woke up and had a class session with lunch and breakfast at an air conditioned portion of a nearby hotel, the room was set up for their prom tonight so although it had a capacity of about 30 people max, it was pretty fancy. After lunch we went to Valley Trunk and did our first dive. We...

"I like toytles" This quote from a boy on an interview in response to a completely unrelated question about turtles rings through my ears as the group and I embark on our final day in the beautiful Virgin Gorda. After being woken up at around 6:30 AM by Drew, who performs a daily morning run, sprinting up to our door,...

It has gotten to the point where we've all lost track of days, someone told me it was Friday but I'm skeptical. Whatever day it is, its a grand one. We woke up and made our way out to the harbour where we had brekky then set sail for our dive site at the R.M.S. Rhone, an English ship...

During dive one I got to see a basic marine habitat up close. I saw many different fish one In particular in my picture is the silver fish with a bright yellow stripe, this is a yellow tail snapper, it is a carnivorous fish and travel in schools. I also saw the different relationships between...

The common themes of today: bliss and lucky charms. From breakfast to dinner and everything in between, each activity was so satisfying and just an extreme joy to be a part of. The morning was peaceful, as finally nothing was in my room to wake me up! No roosters, no lizards, nothing! I woke up on my own terms and...

Today we got an extra half an hour of sleep so our day began at 8:30 when the taxi picked us up. From there we drove to harbor and ate a fruit filled breakfast. It was a rather short breakfast compared to others, lasting only about ten minutes. Once breakfast was done we headed to the boats. Our destination...