Archive for 2013

I am so proud of this group of students for their enthusiasm, energy, and attitudes. We truly made the most of today, and even as I write this, it’s hard for me to believe how much we accomplished.

Today was another fun- and learning-filled day. Early morning our taxi driver, Jermaine – aka “Mr. Reliable,” gave us a history lesson on the island of St. Thomas as he drove us to Red Hook ferry dock.

We had an awesome start to our FATHOMS voyage today!

A beautiful sunrise greeted us as we awoke to do an early morning drift dive called “The Washing Machine.”

Students spent the morning presenting their research projects and saying goodbye to our new CEI friends

Today we switched gears a bit and assisted another CEI researcher who was born and raised in the Bahamas with her field work focusing on marine debris and plastic pollution (continued…) It was quite an eye-opening experience to find so much plastic debris within just one small area of one beach that didn’t seem to […]

Wrapping up our research. Today was our last day in the field collecting data for our research projects.

Wrapping up our research. Today was our last day in the field collecting data for our research projects.

Beach Day! Have you ever felt like you were standing in the middle of a real life postcard?

Service Learning with a Smile!