Jamaica 2006

The “real” final day of our trip was a whirlwind one. We woke up around 6 a.m. to make sure that we hadn’t forgotten anything. After one last look around our room and from our balcony, we gathered our bags and went down to breakfast. Most students left behind a pair of tennis shoes that [...]

Today we got our grades back and the professors said how much they enjoyed correcting such good tests - whoo hoo!
We went to the Fern Gully today where we drove through this really winding stretch of road that used to be a river bed, but because of the last earthquake, the river was diverted underground. [...]

I didn’t fall down Dunn’s River Falls at all. Well, I slipped a couple of times, but that is to be expected. It was a beautiful 600 some foot climb through clear water. There were people of all ages climbing it. I had a unique experience today though. As I was going up this one [...]

Today we went snorkeling in shallow water and saw a sunken ship. I, along with my cold, got an eye infection from one of our fellow students so I couldn’t wear my contacts. It was lucky that we were in such shallow water because I could see most things. Jamaica really does have one surprise [...]

Good morning! We were studying so hard last night that I didn’t get a chance to write about what we did yesterday, January 2. I now know, however, the names of every creature in our water table. Now we just need to know their life histories (habitat, eating and diet behaviors, reproduction, protective measures, etc.) [...]

We got to sleep in today. All the way to 8:30 am! Last night was a lot of fun. Our New Year’s celebration at the Ultimate Jerk Center was remarkable. When the professors said that the place would be packed, I had no idea. I was thinking, ok, so there’d be a bunch of people, [...]

And I thought it couldn’t get any better than yesterday! Today we started off right with pancakes and guava-pineapple juice. Then we had a lecture on the Rocky Shore environment. My group had to measure a little tide pool that was not teeming with life. We mostly had Bleeding Tooth Nerites (snails) and Knobby Prickly [...]

Today was amazing. That is the easiest way to say it and yet such an understatement. This morning we went to Runaway Bay – named for the area where all the runaway slaves went after the British freed them from the Spanish (see history on this microsite for the background information). We were dropped off [...]

Hello all,
This morning we got up bright and early to do a 6:30 a.m. snorkel in Pear Tree Bottom. We were dropped off by boat in about 40-60 feet of water and we could see strait to the bottom. It was amazing. We are doing that again tomorrow, so I’ll write more about it then [...]

Today we started snorkeling and all I have to say is wow. I had no idea how alive the ocean was. I mean, I knew that there were fish and all sorts of creatures, but to see them up close and personal was amazing. After having a short safety lecture by our dive master, Anthony [...]