Sent from Lydia Mak, by WeChat: Yesterday we took a trip out to Snake Island as a sort-of finale of our dive trip. There we all did one last dive, earning the Open Water and Advanced divers certifications! This was easily the best dive of the trip. The students were…
This post was written by Sam and Lillian sent via WeChat: We started our day saying goodbye to Shangri-La and set out for our second hike of the trip to our camping site. After about three hours of hiking and many snowball fights predominantly initiated by Harley and carried out…
Sent from Lydia Mak (via WeChat): The theme of the last couple of days has been marine conservation. We have been learning about the importance of coral reefs, human impact on these systems and what they are doing here at Operation Wallacea to help with conservation efforts. During our dives,…
The team relayed the following message, written by two students Callis W. and Andrei C.: Today is the third day of the Yunnan trip and the first day of hiking. In the morning, the average temperature of Shangri-la was -5 degrees Celsius*. After taking breakfast near the hotel, we started…
The group is having some internet connectivity issues/limited bandwidth. This message was relayed from Mr. Dunn: "One of the best parts about being a teacher is when a student "gets it". They make clear sense of the challenge that's been put before them and subsequently grow even wiser than a…
Once again, this is relayed from Lydia Mak in BauBau due to limited bandwidth: "Excellent day! We all had a great night of sleep and feel much more rested today. We had our workshops on corals, marine invertebrates, fish ID, and then we headed out to look for them in…