Week Three

This week, being our third week, marked the start of our five week academic sprint. We are finally a community again. Kayak 3 and Kayak 4 returned from their trips on Saturday, which followed with a fun filled movie night including ice cream.  Sunday was another special day, the celebration of Kelly’s 17th birthday.  We celebrated with a vegan cake, which for most of us was a tasty new experience.

K3 before they started their journey across Rock Sound

The semester is quickly picking up with community outreach having started on Wednesday and our first homestay will be on Saturday.  Everyone is really excited to become more of a part of the Bahamian culture.  Along with the academic week, community outreach, and homestay, students have also chosen whether to train for the half marathon or four mile superswim.  Research projects are in full swing, with the first draft of our collaborative papers due next week.  This upcoming Saturday’s activity is Coffeehouse and we’re all looking forward to kicking back and relaxing after our hectic week of academics.  Though the weather has been generally stormy, we’ve all been keeping our spirits up and plowing through our first week back at school since scuba and kayak rotations.  As the Bahamian motto goes “forward, upward, onward, together.” 

Kelly, Julie, Mik, Ruby, Addie, and Sara

Shoutouts

John C.: Yo Pops and madre! How is the weather? I will bet you it’s nicer here. Hey Mike, how are your first couple weeks of 2nd grade going? I hope it’s swell. To all my boys Angus, Tim, Nick, Sean, Matt, and Evan- is school good this year? How does it feel to be a junior? I.S. is absolutely out of this world. Hope all is good in Hopewell. Peace.

Mik: Hey everyone back in the states!! Mom, Dad, Cort, Chris, Annie (Griswold) and Kevin, Grandma Cooper, Grandma and Grandpa Holden, all the Bradys, and everyone else in the family, I love and miss you guys!! Everything here has been such a new experience, though it has been really good. It’s finally getting cool here…though that’s like 80 degrees. All the spencies, I miss and love you all like crazy, the letters make me so happy. Leslie and Katie, I hope you guys are having another great year at Trinity!! I miss you two!! Kathryn come visit! I want to hear what’s going on back home, hope to hear from everyone through letters!  I’ll see you all your pale selves in December!  

Ian: Hey Mom and Dad, everything is going really well. I’m having a lot of fun, but still missing you guys and home. Mom, I hope your trip is successful and that you’re not missing home too much. Dad, hang in there, we’ll all be home before you know it. Emma, I hope being a senior at Westy is fun and that you’re enjoying being a proctor. John, Mike and Andrew, I hope you guys are having fun at home, and that your junior year started as well as mine has. John, give Lucy and Percy a pat for me, and Mike tell Morgan I say “Hi.” Andrew- what’s up? Send letters, tell the girls to send stuff too, keep me updated on everything. Everyone at Taft, I hope you guys are having a good fall, Brazo and Quirk, I’m already excited for crew this spring, and Charlotte have fun with soccer and tell Mrs. Carlson and Ashleigh I say hi too. I’ll see you all soon.

Molly G.: Hola from my island! Everything at Island School has been absolutely amazing and it has only been three weeks!!! I hope everyone is doing amazing back in Easton, at Gunston, sailing, and ice skating.  I miss you all!  Karly & Emily, I hope college is off to a smashing start.  Lauren, Elli, Paul, and Dan there is a definite Christmas gathering to be had upon my return (I can’t wait).  Gunston, I wish you all good times at homecoming, country fair, and Green and White day numbero uno (Go White!).  Gunston sailing--good luck this season I’m sure it will be another great one. And finally Mommy, I hope things are good back home and you aren’t missing me too much (and of course that you are tevo-ing Grey’s Anatomy for me).  I love you!  And Dad--I miss jamming with you and hanging out at Coffee East, maybe when I get back we can do an open mic night session together.  I miss and love you!