Hannah, before eating the conch style	Hannah, after eating the conch style

Matt works hard during morning work projects

The beginning of last week started off with our involvement piece for art due on Monday, math test on Tuesday and science test on Thursday and throughout the week we were busy with work projects and science groups. By Friday we were ready to relax and blow off some steam.

Our end of the week was much less stressful than the beginning because Friday we had conch day. Conch day was an entire day dedicated to learning about conch. We started off snorkeling and free diving for conch; all together we caught about 60 conch. Once we were back on shore we had a quick lesson about how to clean the conch, some of us even skinned the conch with our teeth and ate a clear tube that we pulled out of the conch. We were told it would make us stronger, it was a little slippery going down but most of us were eager to try.

Julia preparing a conch

Saturday was pretty mellow, we started off with an intense game of capture the flag across the cut. We all have a few battle wounds to show for it. We had our research groups in the morning, when we handed in the methods portion of our science research paper. We had a reality check when we all received our midterm grades and comments from our teachers. Although there were some disappointments, it was smooth sailing from there. We had a quick rain shower that we thought was going to ruin Saturday night's activities, hosted by Boys' north but it proved to be a success. Because of soggy ground at Bull Dolphin, we had a barbeque behind the Dining Hall with music playing and good eating. We then were taxied to "Club Dolphin" where we all let loose and got our groove on. It was wild and crazy and we were all ready for bed by the time midnight rolled around. A surprise snack of brownies finished off the night.

Krissy and Richard working on Coastal Management research

Pete's Advisees:

Krissy: Hey guys! Hope everything is Cleveland is going good. I miss you all soo much, but am having an awesome time here!! Hope my girls are being good and not getting into too much trouble. Can't wait to see you in a little bit! The weather here is super sunny, and yes I am very TAN!!! Mom and Dad can't wait to see you on parents weekend~ Love ya'll!!

Julia: Hey Hey everyone in Maine. Meg, Gess, Jess, Lela, Em, Jane, Abi ! all my girls I miss you and can't wait to see you when I get home in june ! mike, lucas, s-vo, anders and everyone else miss you. Life is sublime, I'm having a blast and getting tan! Yeah. Mom, Dad, Annah and Mallory I miss you all so much, parents weekend is just around the corner. Love to everyone.

Alex loved his style!

Alex: Sup to the people I haven't talked to in a while I won't to say that I miss you and even though your not here I'm still having fun. I have recently been certified as a open water scuba diver, getting prepared to go on a road trip up the island, I know "it's a hard-knock life." Then I jump on a eight-day kayak trip, whoop de doo. Hey Mom, how are ya. Hey B-Dog, how are the ladies? Megan, give a shout out to the ladies in the Gunnery.