Still in Tulear. Was hoping to work on my law school apps but the only one I care about isn't up. The heat here is starting to be unbearable and it's technically still winter I think. I don't know if it's the heat, the smells, the coffee, or the dairy that is making my stomach turn but I have felt so ill since Wednesday. I hope whatever it is passes.
This week we are doing coral bleaching surveys which will make me feel like I'm contributing at least something to the science aspect here. And it will add several more dives to my list which is good. I'm getting more and more comfortable but I'm not sure if the vertigo-esque feeling I always get post-ascent will ever go away. I must be really sensitive to pressure changes. Advanced training either starts later this week or maybe next week, I'm not sure when the new dive officer gets here.
We have a new volunteer coming today who is older, maybe 28? who is coming specifically to help with education. He is a primary school teacher in Holland I believe, so that'll be good for me. He's only here for a month though.
Oh yeh, Lucy ran into some trouble on her way to Tana. She got robbed and stepped in a hole carrying all her bags and snapped her ankle. I'm so worried about her. I don't know why the worst things always happen to the best people. It really does seem to be a general rule of the universe.
Hopefully I'll be back on soon cause I have to check on application stuff so email me!
Alex
Uncle Dave is really enjoying your blog. What a great adventure. Antarctica next? Dave
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