This weekend was a much needed break from the grueling week of midterms that the school completed last week. Since the finals are not cumulative, we had our first free weekend without any studying. We start in on new material on Monday. I actually didn't do much at all this weekend. I took a long "nap" on Friday and just read a book that wasn't related to medicine on Saturday and watched Badgers get thoroughly dominated by Penn State. This morning was my first scuba session. It took up most of the day, and despite the overcast sky it was everything I expected it to be. After a boring video on using the equipment we got to get into a pool to practice a few techniques under the water. It's a very strange feeling the first time you breath under water. It takes a while to overcome all the instincts you've built over the years. After another boring hour in the classroom we took a trip out to a reef frequented by many snorkelers and divers on the island, flamingo bay. Apparently they describe it as the closest thing to diving in an aquarium due to the wide variety of fish species one can see. During the past few days the island has received a lot of rain, so the runoff from the island was diminishing the visibility while we were diving, but it was still very easy to see fish 20 feet away, so I can't wait to see what perfectly clear water looks like. I saw a few eels, a shrimp, and tons of different kinds of fish, many of which I have no idea what they are. The ones I could identify were parrot fish, angel fish, and trumpet fish. My next dive is Tuesday morning. Hopefully I'll have some pictures for you then. Our group was typically male and we all forgot to bring a camera.
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