Classes, Field lectures/labs, group outings, homework, and more. There has been so much going on lately that its been hard to keep up with everything....especially updating my blog.

Things I haven't mentioned which where pretty sweet......

-Lecture by Wallace J. Nichols. "J" Nichols basically started the sea turtle conservation movement and founded/cofounded countless NGOs. His talk was kinda depressing at first...all about how much we have screwed up our environment but ended on a much higher note. The last section of his talk was about people he has met through his travels and different people have made an impact....everything from a illegal shark fisher who retired and turned in gear to his parents who gave up eating shrimp. The most interesting stories he told were about the more unlikely people who supported this movement.

Check it out ----> Shrimpsuck.org

-Field Lecture on the ecology and management of Mangroves. Out lecture took place in a disrupted Mangrove and after the lecture we walked around the mangrove identifying the different species of mangroves and discussing our restoration project.

-Yoga. Today after our outdoor lab on seaweed we had an impromptu yoga class lead by our Student Affairs Manager. Lots of fun and great excercised. Although in the future we are thinking of it in the mornings because it is hard to hold an eagle pose when people come up to you to show you a giant slug!!!! yuck.

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