So it's hard to believe that soon we'll have (more) snow and I can't wait until the opportunity arises where I have the ability to again take students on a marine biology expedition in Baja, Mexico through
GreenEdventures. We camp on an island considered a World Heritage site for 7 nights with the waves lapping the shore as a lullaby. The days are filled with snorkeling, kayaking, free diving, swimming with sea lions, exploring the desert ecosystem and so much more. Evenings find us in class under the stars identifying fish observed on the day's dive, setting up research projects and building a community atmosphere. Every person, teacher and student alike, keeps a dive log and writes a few journal entries reflecting on what's been done during the week.
Director of GreenEdventures, Tara Short, recently used one of my reflections as part of an outreach to get more individuals to partake in this type of eco-adventure and re-reading it now reminds me of one of the main reasons I became a teacher in the first place.
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