2013 Week 1

1. I chose this class because I have an interest in the scientific field. Also I thought this class would be a fun new experience that would take me out of my comfort zone, specifically referring to scuba diving. This class also provides me with an opportunity to not only learn through a classroom setting, but also...

Past the models posing for the cover of sports illustrated there is an abundance of life in the ocean on the shore of The Baths in Virgin Gorda. We visited The Baths this morning as part of our scheduled snorkel for the day. It started with a brief hike down to the ocean where we saw immense...

Yesterday began with Doc coming into my room telling us that we were late to catch the bus. I did not know that the bus time was shifted 15 minutes earlier, so I quickly grabbed all of my gear and went to the cattle gate. Once again we ate breakfast at the office and I sat down on the...

Our entire cabin awoke at nearly the same time to our alarms going off. We then prepared for the long day we had ahead of us, excited to know we would be turtle tagging. Once we were ready we went to the Guavaberry entertainment center where we ate a breakfast of poptarts, donuts, and fruit. While...

1. Why this class? I chose this class because I am extremely interested in science courses, particularly biology. I think this class will also increase my understanding of biology. Furthermore, the one week trip to the British Virgin Islands is a one of a kind experience that I am excited to try. 2. Diving Experience? I dove yesterday in an eight...

My two pound weight in one hand, side by side with my dive buddy Zac, we search carefully for staghorn & elkhorn suffering from some kind of visual malady. This is how we began our day, we dove in the shallows off of Long Beach in Virgin Gorda. We searched for corals displaying signs of bleaching, overgrown...

Footage from our last couple days in Virgin Gorda with Dive BVI. It was an amazing week and the guys were awesome. I have much love and respect for each of them and appreciate their hard work and respect they showed during their week here on the island. Miss you guys already! Doc

Greetings parents and friends! We had a GREAT day today but it went a bit longer than the others. This is just a quick update - the guys are in bed getting ready for another busy day tomorrow. We got up early and headed to the boats to dive and build the Jesuit reef using the structures they created...

Today started out with Casey giving introductions and a review of what an exciting week Dive BVI have planned for both Marine Biology 1 and Marine Biology 2 courses. The guys got some pretty sweet looking T-Shirts. Additionally, the Marine Biology 2 students scored sweet graduation gifts from Dive BVI, a Sea Life DC 1400 Pro Underwater Camera! (See Alex...