"Why is it always me?"

We've been having quite a good time out here on the coast. Last Friday Sally took us over to the aquarium where we lived it up like real geeks identifying species and getting ourselves stuck in random tunnels. Good times. It's amazing how the little kid in all of us seems to come out at the oddest times. But then again, what's the point in growing up if it means we can't be silly?

Today we went down to the docks to search for more invertebrates. We ended up coming home with some really cool stuff including a ctenophore (tiny little guy) which we named Andre the Giant. The funny thing about sampling off the docks is that you actually have to lay down on your belly to get a good look and to be able to catch anything. So there we all were, laying on the docks on our bellies like a bunch of sea lions. It was great! Another aspect about dock sampling is that we're amongst the locals, an experience which can be fun but for the last couple of months local interaction at the coast hasn't proved to be so much fun for me. Today when we were walking back up to the vans one of the guys in the class informed me that some sketchy guys from a crab boat were checking me out. I wasn't even wearing my waders this time! Why is it always me??

For those of you who were curious as to what my living accomodations are like, here's a lovely photo of the apartment "complex" at the center where I'm living. It looks like a little motel complete with it's own boardwalk which I refer to as The Walk of Fame. Good stuff!