Hi everyone! The past couple of days have been so busy! Today we went to the east coast of discovery bay on a snorkel trip around 7am and we got to see a lot of hydrocorals and fish. It’s an awesome experience to be able to look at all of the different parts of discovery bay and get to see the differences.

Morning Boat Ride!

In the afternoon a few of the other students and I were invited on a research excursion to help collect sediments for analysis later today. It was so much fun to go out and practice the field work! As a molecular biology student this trip has provided both a relaxing yet also thrilling change of pace. As the winter semester comes to a close and the final projects are starting to be submitted, I can’t help but I think how much I am going to miss my little Stony Brook family! It was such an honor to be picked to go on this trip. Everyone has become so close over such a short period of time and I have already begun making future plans to visit the friends I’ve made here in Long Island!

Until then!
• Andrew B.