Chapter 6: Hawaii

So this is something i should have started doing a couple years ago, instead of sending out emails and trying to send pictures. Now everyone can see my pictures online with the ease of visiting a webpage and then curse me under their breath. Since sophomore year in college, i have lived and worked in: Gloucester, MA; Seward, AK; Baja California, Mexico; Sarasota, FL; St. Croix, US Virgin Islands; and now Maui, Hawaii. So i get to live in cool places working seasonal marine biology jobs (sea turtles and marine mammals), but i really dont make any money.
So I've been in Hawaii since dec 28th, and got to spend new years down here. I'm settling in, learning the ropes, meeting the people, and getting ready to work as a research assistant on a humpback whale project (as soon as the boat gets here). we'll be going out on the water, observing the whales, taking photo-ids, underwater video, and biopsy samples, as well as test-running a system for helping boats avoid pods of whales. So until work really starts we have some free time, but that is coming to an end and then its 13days of work, plus 1 day off in between, until the end of april. For new years eve, the group went camping and drove down the road to Hana. For more details on this beautiful drive and scenic locations see my next posting. for now here's a preview of the photos to come.



*This is the road to Hana (it's windy)