Hello everyone!  Wow, has it been a busy couple of days.  Wait, weeks. No… …almost 2 months?! Uh-oh. It goes without saying that I’ve been off to a wonderfully busy start, and I can’t thank all of the amazing contributors so far that have kept me working so hard. Since beginning the scholarship, I’ve crossed […]

Can you hear me?  Is this thing turned on? Hello everyone, it’s a pleasure to meet you!  My name is Chris Millbern, and according to some particularly exceptional people, I’m your 2016 North American Rolex Scholar! Before I begin, I need to give an immediate thank you to the tireless work and unwavering dedication of  […]

My next 7 days at Barefoot Manta flew by! I spent all of Sunday doing more marine conservation volunteering – I started the morning by tending to my little mangrove propagules, watering them and tidying the bed they are planted in. I then set out for a COT dive with some staff at Backyard Reef, […]

I checked out of my hostel early on Sunday morning to catch the bus to Port Denarau, where I’d catch a catamaran ferry to my next destination – Barefoot Kuata. Earlier in my year, I spent a week at Barefoot Manta, a resort in Fiji that combines marine conservation projects with their everyday dive tourism. […]