Don't hate me because I'm warm. . .
Well, in case you didn't know, I'm in Florida right now--for my invertebrate biology class field trip. I'll be back around the 14th, so woo!
We're staying in a swank house donated to the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (near Ft. Pierce). The whole compound is extremely well-funded, and folks here go on neat expeditions in submarines and stuff! The weather was in the low 80's today. I had to wear sunscreen. I forgot how good Florida smelled; I've been to this state many times in my life, and it always has that ocean-breeze-and-tropical-flowers sort of smell. Very soft and mellow, with a little saltiness, and of course the occasional whiff of sunscreen. It makes me very happy. We have bikes here that we can ride around on. The first day we were here, all 14 or so of us hopped on bikes and rode around the campus--like a hardcore bio-biker gang.
I've seen TONS of wildlife: ospreys, egrets, herons, manatees, dolphins, lizards, and ALLIGATORS! This place is just chock-full of wildlife, and we've been out mucking around in it since we got here.
At first, I was kindof bummed to be away from all my friends and loved ones, and also to be confronted with alot of last-minute-planned activities and assignments--rarely do we ever all know where we're supposed to meet or what's due the next day. But it's looking more fun as I get used to it. We are taking turns cooking dinners, and that's been interesting so far. 14+ college students coexisting and supporting one another. Could be fun and/or disasterous. We'll see!
Folks have expressed some worries about the setup of the lab: Greg told us he's taking away the identification books, and that we should "play with and observe" our little invertebrate friends. We're wondering exactly what that means, and how on earth we'll get a grade from that. It's tricky, because it's hard to know how much work is enough, and how much is too much, or too little. There were folks out hunting for crabs till 2AM last night. . .I'm not one of those people. I went to bed at 11AM, since I had to wake up at 8AM. It worked well. WE will see, won't we?
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