Submitted by Ashley Ward on the 2022 winter session program in Hawaii sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences…
Studying abroad offers many different experiences. During our program, we have a lot of free time to explore the island. To see really interesting places on the island, the only way is to know someone local. By making friends with local people of the island, I was able to travel out to one of the little islands only accessible by boat. This place is called The Mokes. This place is protected for monk seals and I was fortunate to see one.