Submitted by Stella Galli on the 2022 winter session program in Hawaii sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences…
This week, I had the best class of all time: class on a boat! There were water slides, food, and a beautiful underwater sanctuary to explore by snorkeling. While snorkeling, I saw two sea creatures I had never seen for the first time – an octopus and a shark. Never before would I have thought I wouldn’t be scared to be right next to a shark, but after everything I have learned so far in Hawaii, I had no doubt that seeing a shark would not scare me! In fact, I was eager to get near it and experiencing that with my classmates was extraordinary.
While this boat class sounds like nothing but a good time, I was able to learn a lot about what I saw and take note of the many beautiful fish I viewed while snorkeling. I hope one day to snorkel in this same area again, and I highly recommend it to anyone!. This class will always be remembered to me as the best one I will ever have (probably ever again).