Days 14, 15...and the rest of my trip until mom and dad pick me up on Thursday (1/20)!

Day 14/January 17, 2011
Today we had field research in the morning. There were so many boats out--it took us forever to find a pod where we could have a before boat period of at least 15 minutes. But, our persistence paid off and we found a really good one! Woohoo! So after that, we got back and ate lunch (I was feeling very veggie-y, so I ate a bowl of corn! It was so delicious. Mmmm!) and worked on data analysis for yesterday and today! Then we worked for a little while on our group research paper. Then we made an awesome group dinner! Spaghetti! And awesome garlic bread! It was so good! Even though we only had 10 minutes to spend eating it because we had to get over to the Marine Sanctuary to hear Dr. Green give a lecture to the public about the impact of sound (military sonar, boat traffic, and seismic geological testing with air guns) on marine mammals. Super duper interesting. Then we came back to the condo and we've all been studying FOREVER AND A DAY for the final exam tomorrow night. I'm totally going to bed soon.

Also, mom and dad arrived safely in Maui :) They experienced luggage problems, but I think those were resolved. They were going to call me when they got to the condo, but mom texted and said they were super sleepy, so I'll just talk to them tomorrow!

Day 15/January 18, 2011
Today is bittersweet. It's bitter because it's the last day of field research (sad face!) but sweet because I get to see my parents!! They're going to meet us at the field and observe us doing our research! I'm so excited!!! I'm going to go for a run on the beach, study all morning, and then we've got field research in the afternoon and then our final exam 7-9 pm. Then we're going to work on our team research paper. Then we're going to sleep.

Day 16/January 19, 2011
We've got all day to work on our team research paper...whoa sauce. Then we present it at 7 pm to the class! I'll post our research paper when we're done :)

Day 17/January 20, 2011
Today my personal essay is due! I'll post that when it's done...tonight I'm also going to a luau in Lahaina!!!!! One last hoorah with the team :) I'm super stoked. Mom and dad haven't decided if they're going to come, too, but either way they're going to pick me up from Menehune before the luau and we're going to head off to Kaanapali for the week! <3!

I'll update accordingly while I'm with my parents. For now, though, I'm going to be too busy to think straight! So much work to do and papers to write.

LOVE! And thanks, again, to everybody for reading my blog :)