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So we've been here in the enchanted isles for almost a month now and I am nowhere near getting bored. There are explosive surprises around every new and old corner here. Since the seeing the sharp, desolate, basaltic islands jutting from the Pacific as we began our approach each moment has been filled with a brand new impressive vista our experience. Our second module started and ended within 3ish weeks. It was called "Marine Life" and it involved a lot ocean exploration via snorkeling with and Ecuadorian woman named Soledad Luna. Yes, she was as cool as her name sounds. At the end we could name just about every creature over and under all the rocks within these rocky shores whether the were tentacle wavin' actinarians or tranquil eagle rays flying above coral-algae forests and through planktonic clouds.


Our group is dynamic and we have acclimated pretty fast to the smaller, more tropical environment of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno from the bustling life in Quito. Days are filled with swammin', football (soccer), and sunsets which never leave you unsatisfied. The environment is quite unexpected here. The coast is dry and desolate, full of santo palo, cacti and basaltic bouldersThe coast is dry and desolate, full of santo palo, cacti and basaltic boulders. It's been action packed so far we've been snorkeling at Leon Dormido, Isla de los Lobos, and many other places, we've had salsa classes and can now tear up the Ecuadance floor. The topper was the end of our Marine Life Module which coincided with Scott's  (another classmate from UNC) birthday which was attend by Sole and our first professor, Luis, who was here leading a group of high schoolers. 

We are now in our third module which has combined the marine ecology students with the evolution and ecology students. It's interesting because with both of our large amount of time spent with our own classes and not the others we are a tad bit cliquey. So that has increased when put together in a large class in a small room. It's a tiny bit more tense but I don't think an eruption will occur. 
The time of diving and island hopping is soon to come marking Halloween and Thanksgiving. We're all excited but Thanksgiving is hard to think of without autumnal sweaters. But I did smell some decomposing leaves the other day so maybe I can deal with it.

Oh yeh and we had a quiz outside with the sunset on the beach while drinking beer with our profe, Ecuador, tienes mi corazón.