Today was the first day of my last Winter Term. Feels weird to say, but alas, it’s true. Unlike the other Winter Term classes I’ve taken however, the next 3 days are all in preparation for our upcoming trip to Roatan, Honduras, for which we are departing this coming Friday at an ungodly hour of the morning. 

I couldn’t be more excited and anxious! It’s the same feeling I had a couple years ago before my semester abroad in England, only this time I’m less nervous about the travel part and a little more nervous about the culture and setting. 

Once we arrive in Honduras, we’ll be taking a bus to Copan for a couple days, then driving back to the airport, flying to the island of Roatan, and spending the rest of the trip there to study the coral reefs, geology, and environment. As someone with very little experience in marine science, I’m a little uneasy about how little prepared I am for all of this, but at the same time I know I’m going to learn a lot. At any rate, getting outside my comfort zone has never failed to be a character-building experience. 

That said, I have pretty much no idea what to expect, other than an adventure! Going on a Winter Term trip abroad was one of my goals when I came to Eckerd, and although the prospects seemed bleak at some points, I can now say I DID IT (even if it took me until my last year)! :)