(3-minute read) While I am the 2023 Our World-Underwater Scholar, I am also honored to be one of the 2023 Aquarium of the Pacific: African American Scholars. I have just returned home from the Scholar Symposium in Long Beach and I am feeling excited, inspired, and concerned for the future of diversity in marine science […]

(2-minute read) I had the joy of attending DEMA which marked the halfway point of my scholarship year! This was my first time ever attending an event like this and it was really fun seeing all the different aspects of the diving industry. Here I was also able to say hello to my sponsors, past […]

(3-minute read) I’m back on the move again and landed in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico! I was here for a month and worked with Luke Inman and The Dive Gurus as well as Tiburón Ballena México (Whale Shark México), an NGO that focuses on conservation, education and sustainable management of whale sharks! Here […]

(3-minute read) I’m finally a scientific diver! I have been back home for the past month bouncing from Bodega Bay and South Lake Tahoe taking the UC Davis AAUS Scientific Diver Course. I have been wanting to take this course for over a year now and I am so happy to finally have completed it. […]

(3-minute read) My next stop before heading home was Arborek Island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia! When I say I fell in love here, that feels like a complete understatement. Here I got to witness a real sense of community, see healthy coral reefs, play with so many puppies, and swim with so so SO many […]