Picture this, you wake up and all you hear is the sound of waves crashing on the shore and feel that cool Caribbean breeze. I have arrived!!! Participating in this course is more than an educational experience for me. It is a cultural and spiritual one too because my mother was born and raised in Jamaica. I owe it to myself to experience the natural beauty of the country for myself and take home the lessons I’ve learned. Anyhoo, enough of the personal reflection. Today was awesome!!! Those three lectures really made my day. :) And the food is so tasty. As a first time snorkeler, I was truly blown away. We snorkeled all the way to the reef crest at Discovery Bay and I was able to capture some wonderful footage and photos with my underwater camera. To go along with the Disney theme, I caught a photo of some orange sponge and it reminded me of Finding Nemo (which I think is a derivative of Nematocyst). I hope you like what I saw. That’s all for this edition folks!!!

~Ratatouille Rach~

My Finding Nemo sponge captured near the reef crest. 

   
Damsel(fish) in distress. I swear he was looking at me and waiting to pose for the camera.