Day 2 on Virgin Gorda

Last night wasn't as fulfilling as the night before but I still woke up rested and refreshed. The soothing morning cracks on the door from Doc and Mr. Kirby begin the day with a bang. After some delicious breakfast we were taught by Casey how to breathe deeper and hold our breaths longer so that we could...

Day 1

Day 1: Today started with an early morning, and a little orientation from the owner of guava berry. After the brief orientation we went to breakfast where we met our dive guides, Laura, Casey, Jeff, and Brian. We were given guidelines and rules for diving and for on the boat. We were split up into to groups for each boat,...
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Video Footage from Day 2 on Virgin Gorda

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Last Blog

There are certain experiences that an individual goes through that they will keep with them for the rest of their lives. Personally, I have had a few. Germany with my soccer team, Costa Rica with my family and Chicago with my Aunt and Uncle. Marine Biology 2012 will without a doubt make that list. I...

Virgin Gorda – Conclusion

This will be my last post in the blog. This week has been great and my expectations were greatly exceeded. Even though we were really busy everyday, I feel like a learned so much from this class. On our last day in Virgin Gorda we woke up and had breakfast before walking down to the community service site. Our...

Welcome to Isla Gorda

Captain's Log - Star Date July 12, 2012 ^ The plane we took to get to Tortola Today marked the end of our lives as students and green divers and the beginning of diving veterans and marine biologists. We awoke early this morning around 8 am. The commanders came by and awoke us from our slumber. We awoke and readied ourselves...

Day 3 – Virgin Gorda

Today I woke up pretty early, around 6:30am and got a good start to the day. I dreaded getting up early but it was not too bad. We then went to breakfast and Laura gave a lecture on different types of fish and coral species that we would see later today. After the lecture we drove over to Savannah...