Thursday, June 28, 2012

Day 9 - Tyler, Nick, and Vivi

Today is the last full day that we will spend on this majestic trip. We woke up relatively early because the wonderful and incredibly beautiful (including Peter) leaders asked us to evaluate the trip. We searched diving regulation deep within our soul to find the answers to not only life but the questions presented. After an hour of reflection, we ate a wonderful breakfast that included eggs, fried jacks, and pineapple. After breakfast, we found ourselves on the porch listening to the wonderful voice of Jen, our guide and instructor on the island for snorkeling.  After the group was given a speech on the regulations for snorkeling, we were given 5 minutes to get water and equipment. Finally, we partook on an adventure to the unknown. On the boat ride there, we proceeded to tan beautifully. We got to the snorkeling area and saw a lot of fish and Coral Reefs. We also saw a manatee and a southern stingray. We hopped back on our boat and returned to the beautiful island of Tobacco Caye.  The instructors finally gave us some time to relax before dinner and it was beautiful. The group coagulated around the central hammock area where we strengthened the bonds in our group. We had tamales for dinner. After dinner we proceeded to play a trivia game and the winning team with a score of 43 was “T-M$ney (Young Papa Bear)” This team consisted of Adela, Dilan, Nick, Julian, and Tyler. After receiving the golden Conch with “T-M$ney” inscribed in gold lettering aka Black sharpie, we then took a trip to the inner reaches of our soul. By passing around THE candle, we were able to express our true feeling of the trip. A few tears were shed that night and Tyler was sobbing on the ground rocking in fetal position. This is a slight hyperbole but the emotions were real. Just for clarification, all 15 students remain. The Leaders of the day would like to make a shout out:
Viviana: Shout out to the parents
Nick: Shout out to my parents and Madison Aguilera
Tyler: Shout out to my parents, MY SISTER, and Liz Hirs

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