Hello from Palmyra Atoll! I’ll be here for the next three weeks tagging manta rays! A lot more on this and background on Palmyra later, for now – here is the story of our attempts to get here… Palmyra Atoll is not an easy place to get to by any means. It is 1,000 nautical […]
Category: 2014 Scholar Journey
Pictures, Parks and Gear
Towards the end of my stay in Florida, I managed to embark on some great opportunities and brandish my new Aqua Lung gear and OTS Guardian full-face mask! East of Palm Beach, amidst boat channels and what at first appears to be only muck, is where I attended Reef Photo & Video’s photography class taught […]
Kicking off in Florida
SCUBA Diving technology had advanced significantly since the first compressed air breathing systems developed in the early 1900s, and leading the charge on this constant evolution you can often find technical divers. A few weeks ago I attended TEKDive USA in North Miami, FL. TEKDive is an advanced and technical diving conference where I […]
Here I go!
I can’t believe it has already been almost three months since I was notified about being the scholarship recipient.. and so begins a year of adventure! I hope you will enjoy my blog posts throughout the year. Earlier this month I had an exciting weekend in New York City where I met some amazing people […]