Today we worked mostly on our projects. These projects consist of hours of field research on a science topic of our choice and a full lab report. A group of us also went snorkeling today at a reef we had never before visited. We floated over schools of yellow-blue fish, brain coral, and sea sponges. Of all the snorkeling trips we have been on thus far, we may have seen the greatest variety of species at this one. We encountered quite a few scary sea organisms, including baby barracudas swimming near the mangroves and a sting ray which swam right underneath Ari’s feet. Plus, Nick spotted a lionfish, which he promptly tried to kill. For your information, lionfish are a poisonous and invasive species. Nick bravely went twenty feet under with a spear in his hand. He hit the fish with perfect aim, like a pro hunter and brought his kill with him all the way back to ITEC. There we proceeded to dissect the lionfish (okay, so only a few of us did that). Now we are at a restaurant celebrating Sarah’s birthday, which she says was “lovely,” especially after the cake.
Ari Radcliffe-Greene