My First trip to Mexico

I was very careful picking Marine Biology in Puerto Penaso class because of all the unrest that is happening in the country. We all heard different stories about the corruption, drugs, and how it is not safe to travel to Mexico. However what made me leave the comfort zone of the United States was Alex Cheroski's description of the whole trip. He stated that we will leave outside the town in the research facility zone and we will only visit town for 2 hours a day under careful supervision of our professors. 

I would like to note that I felt not only safe, but I was also astonished by the great service and the friendliness of  C.E.D.O. staff. All of the hispanic people I met were able to talk basic english and were very friendly. It was funny how all of them were very enthusiastic in teaching us spanish. Our professors were very strict about our security, and although they did not let us to go to town by ourselves, they were very accommodative when it came down to shopping for basic groceries and swimming supplies. 

Our day would begin at 7:00 am. where we would get our breakfast and rush towards the tide zone in order to be able to capture and learn about all the different species that live during low tides that is only accessible two times a day. Then we would have our breakfast all together, and get ready for our lecture. After lectures we would have enough time to go to the beach, shred the waves with our boogie boards, or lay on a beach and get a sun tan or sun burn :).(bring your sunblocks with you all the time!) 

We also went snorkeling and scuba diving under supervision of both our and scuba instructors, tide pooling, and kayaking. 

Overall the weather and the whole trip was very enjoyable! We did not have any incidents with local police or local people, everybody was friendly and we really enjoyed our stay. If your parents do not feel safe about you registering for this class have them visit our website and read my blog!