| 5/6 | Student leave South Caicos Island and begin their journeys home. |
| 5/5 | Students spend the day cleaning the dorms and packing their belongings. |
| 5/3 | Last dive schedule goes up so students can sign up for their final dives. |
| 5/2 | World-famous freediving record holder, Jacques Mayol, gives a special
presentation to the students. |
| 5/1 | Interns and staff cook and serve a full-course meal to the students, complete
with waiter service and fresh fish. |
| 4/29 | EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!! |
| 4/28 | No rain, and the wind switches back to the east. |
| 4/25 | Still no rain, and it's getting hotter. |
| 4/24 | Wind switches to the south, indicating that rain is coming. School needs more
water. |
| 4/23 | It's crunch time for students! Case study exam and final projects are due
soon! |
| 4/22 | Students and staff are in the midst of a huge backgammon tournament,
matching their wits and hoping for good luck when they roll the dice. |
| 4/18 | Nice, calm, warm weather again, but cistern picked up 4" of water during
storm. |
| 4/17 | Storm still going, but slowing down. |
| 4/16 | Wind switches direction to WNW, giving South Caicos a good drenching rain. |
| 4/15 | Calm weather persists. |
| 4/14 | Students busy completing and conducting formal field presentations. |
| 4/11 | Weather has been very calm, lately...almost strangely calm.... |
| 4/10 | Some students and staff are now diving in short wetsuits as the ocean water
begins to warm up. |
| 4/9 | Students use manta tows and SCUBA diving to survey new dive sites for the
future. |
| 4/8 | Students are cleared for deep dives below 60 feet. Everyone has great dives! |
| 4/7 | SFS soccer team defeats local Haitian soccer team 1-0! |
| 4/3 | Students and staff are overworked. Start playing a game they invented called
"Gotcha!" with rubber bands and targets. |
| 4/2 | Wind changes direction, and a moderately powerful 2-hour rainstorm blows
through South Caicos. |
| 3/31 | Research teams get back to their directed research projects. Another
wonderful day in Paradise. |
| 3/28 | Students and staff have a contest and work together to build an affordable
and functional lobster larvae collector with Bruno Bautil, SFS faculty
member. |
| 3/27 | Typical day for the students, filled with classes and underwater field work. |
| 3/26 | Another day of calm weather! Students tour the uninhabited east side of the
island. Some walk the beach while others snorkel at a new coral reef. |
| 3/25 | After a solid month of rough weather, the seas have finally calmed down! |
| 3/24 | First day back after spring break in the Dominican Republic. All are tired
and happy. |
| 3/18 | Students will be on vacation from March 18-23. They will resume their
studies and research when they return from vacation. |
| 3/17 | It is finally raining! Students take exams all morning and afternoon, and then
they pack up for spring break in the Dominican Republic. |
| 3/14 | Everyone is studying hard for the case study final exam. |
| 3/13 | Fresh fruit arrives at SFS as the food supply is replenished. There is much
rejoicing! |
| 3/12 | Staff and students are still wishing for rain, because it has been so long since
they've had a drop of it. |
| 3/11 | Students and staff realize that they have lots of work to do before their
spring break. They will be going to the Dominican Republic during their
vacation. |
| 3/10 | School is low on food and may not see shipment until end of week. |
| 3/7 | Students complete long-distance endurance swim to Dove Key and see eight
humpback whales breaching one mile away. |
| 3/6 | Students and staff go camping overnight on a deserted island. |
| 3/5 | Directed Research day. Students dive to conduct a fish survey. |
| 3/4 | Students dive for fish identification at the Plane and Arches sites. See nurse
shark with some of his buddies. |
| 3/3 | Bruno Bautil scores SFS's first soccer goal! |
| 2/27 | Wind picks up again, canceling the SCUBA dive plans for the day. |
| 2/26 | Student divers swim with a 40-foot humpback whale! Staff swims with a
manta ray! |
| 2/25 | Rough weather due to cold front is finally breaking. Students and staff finally
get to SCUBA dive. |
| 2/24 | Students and staff play their best against the formidable local soccer team.
They eke out a tie: 0-0. |
| 2/21 | Students attend open forum discussion about the regional fishery. The Turks
and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas will work together to manage the
fishery harvest for exportation. |
| 2/18 | Cold front passes through bringing heavy rain. Tin roofs are noisy!! |
| 2/17 | Toured the island and visited historical sites. Saw flamingos, ospreys and
fish. |
| 2/13 | Students see Caribbean Reef Shark during Field I.D. Students conduct
preliminary Directed Research work with professors. |
| 2/11 | Finally beginning to understand real problems facing the island in
Resource Management; students choose Directed Research Projects. |
| 2/10 | First soccer game with locals on Sunday - we lost but stayed competitive! |
| 2/7 | Gone to visit a mangrove island and snorkel in surrounding waters.
During a snorkel last night, encountered our first two green Moray eels! |
| 2/6 | Strong ocean currents curtails our diving. Many students showing effects
of intense tropical sun. |
| 2/3 | Sea Wasps gone, planning rescue training this afternoon. |
| 2/2 | Water training canceled due to dangerous Sea Wasps (Carybdea alata) in
swimming area. Rescue Training must wait until tomorrow. |
| 1/31 | The students arrive! |
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