It
took several days and a copious amount of material as well as the
impeding threat of encroaching deadlines, but we have all finally
determined that it is indeed possible to experience stress in sunny
Jamaica. The majority of the day was given to us to spend as we
needed to prepare for our various projects and exams. Students spent
their time studying lecture notes and taking last minute snorkel
trips to collect invertebrates and plants for their wet lab tanks as
well as photograph and identify coral reef species for their species
identification presentations, track down their scientific names, and
post them to the master list for everyone else to learn. After
another amazing dinner and a much anticipated dessert of ice cream,
we tested our knowledge against each other in a friendly game of
Jeopardy. Suffice to say, the best team won (I may be a little biased
for various reasons). We all pulled another late night frantically
learning more species names. We are also exceedingly grateful that we
had Mike to decipher the handwriting on the board and Tracy to email
us lists of the species names!

Balloon Fish (Diodon holocanthus) Hiding In The Rocks

– Emily