Tamrynn's Blog :]

            The whole blogging experience was totally new for me. I had no clue what I was doing, how I should write a blog, or where and when it is appropriate to post things.  It was interesting; I haven’t decided whether or not I will keep it going. My intentions are to continue, I feel like it might be a nice stress relief while I’m in Hawaii. I like that fact that I can be creative and share interests and information to others who might find it amusing. I appreciated being able to learn about my classmates and things that were important to them.  I feel like it brought the class a bit closer and was a nice outlet for everyone. Blogs can help you find your voice and writing style, which can be very beneficial for continuing in college writing. I have to give a shout out to my girls at our table; Monique, Patricia, Shaina, and Ashley! I’m still up for that karaoke night! Heyy!

I woke up before the sun had come up, which normally I would not be happy about. Not today, today I was grinning ear to ear. I tie on my suit, gather my snorkel gear and my 4/3 (a thin wetsuit), and hop into the car. We get to the dock on the western most point on the island just in time to see one of the most beautiful sunrises I’ve ever seen. Definitely was on my “top ten sunrises of my lifetime” list. I took a couple pictures, but it really didn’t do it justice.  We take a look at the “cage” I’ll be diving in.  It had two thin round aluminum hoops on the top and bottom with thin fraying nylon netting around the sides and bottom of the cage.  The nylon netting was full of gaping holes.  My Mom started freaking out, to be honest it was much less than I was expecting too, and the captain assured her that they’ve never had an issue before.  I stepped aboard, hugged my Mom and Dad goodbye, and we headed out for a shallow reef about three hours off shore. The weather was per