2013 Week 1

We didn't blog yesterday, but I will still recount the day. Yesterday was quite the tough day, but very rewarding as well. It began with an early wake up to be ready by 7:30, followed by a ride to the Barbour for breakfast in the Dive BVI office. That morning's was similar to yesterday with the addition of banana nut...

I joined this class to learn about marine life, and so that I could visit and dive in the Virgin Islands. I have been diving since I was 13, and in those five years I have gone on 7 dives in Cozumel and Cancun. Since the Virgin Islands seem to be like both Cancun and Cozumel, I am looking...

Every aspect of today simply was strong; every day out here seems to just get stronger. This morning we woke up at 7:10 after a night of playing cards in the cabin. I felt pretty sleepy at first but as soon as I had my coffee I was up and ready to go. We met at the road at...

I have never been scuba diving before besides a lake for a scuba certification class but from what i hear its a great experience. Also the way i see it, i can either sit in a science class all semester or go scuba diving at the british virgin islands with my classmates. I am looking forward to seeing some...

I woke up to the loud, irritating crow of a nearby group of roosters and sharp bursts of sunlight peaking out of a nearby group of blinds. We then ate breakfast in the small, cramped entertainment center at Guavaberry resort, the breakfast food consisted of bagels and glazed donuts followed by yogurt. ...

I chose to take Marine Biology at Jesuit because I saw this as an opportunity of a lifetime. I had a little peer pressure from my sister who attends Texas A&M and has taken oceanography and a cousin who took marine biology at the University of Miami. They both told me of the endless possibilities and how this would...

Clayton woke us up at about 6:30-- unintentionally he claims. Grumbling, Gavin and I got dressed and all of us headed over to the Plum Tree cabin to see some of our classmates. It was 7:00, so everyone was just waking up and asking us (with a few expletives) why we were awake. At 7:45, the taxi driver Glenn...

1. I'm taking this class because I'm interested in marine biology as a possible future career path. This class will serve as an intro into the field of marine biology & allow me to gauge my interest in the course. 2. Currently I have no diving experience other than the classroom portion of the dive certification process. ...

I wanted to be in this class because it looked like a really interesting experience and it was something I had never done before, so I knew it would be a challenge. Regarding my dive experience, I've never been diving aside from just messing around with a snorkel in a swimming pool. I am currently getting certified to be a...