2014 Week 1

I am taking this course because I have a strong interest in the sciences and feel that this class will give me a very unique, hands-on experience with marine biology that could be once in a lifetime.

I decided to take marine biology because i thought it would be beneficial to take a summer course to get a free period senior year i also love scuba diving so i decided to get the credit not to only help boost my GPA but to give me a study hall to study for classes. This was a great...

After a long day of travel, I had slept through the night like a baby. I woke up right around 6:30, got situated, and then decided that I would get some pictures of our view in the early morning. After a few minutes of taking pictures the roosters started to crow, which waked the remainder of my cabin (Andrew...

Today I woke up ready for the next adventure. We drove to the marina where we ate breakfast, followed by going to the sea monkey for a two tank dive. Our fist dive spot was the world famous Chimney, where we began documenting the fish species that we had seen. This was one of the most incredible things that...

Today was the second day of the trip to the British Virgin Islands. It centered around diving and snorkeling. We began by driving the marina at Dive BVI, where we ate breakfast. We then loaded the boat with two tanks of air and left to dive. The first site we visited was the Chimney, a...

With no set schedule to keep today, we were able to sleep later than usual. Rather than returning to the marina for breakfast, we walked to one of the huts for a meal catered by Casey. The doughnuts were, as last year, comically oversized and quite delicious. After breakfast, we broke for about a half hour before driving out...

Monday, on our last day in the BVI, we were able to sleep in a little in the morning in preparation for our day at the beach. We headed over to have breakfast and then we were on our way to clean up the beach. The beach we arrived at to clean up was near the airport and was...

Day 3 was the most exciting day so far. The day began with a presentation about sea turtles, how to catch them, and how to tag them. We then immediately went to the boat and traveled to the location where we would look for turtles. I and five others were dragged behind the boat for several...

7/16/2014: First day in BVI The first day in the beautiful British Islands started when I woke up to a bird singing outside my window, not something I experience in Dallas very often. Once everyone was awake and dressed we met Casey and the rest of the Dive BVI staff for breakfast, introductions, and a short class about the marine...