Day 7: Boat Ride Cancelled - Lectures and Study Day

Well, I must say that after a day like today I was definitely ready to go home :) It was raining all morning (thank God we didn't go out on the boat today!) So we met at 10 instead of 9 for our lectures, had lunch, watched a movie that Dr. Hood herself was in - a beached whale - it was amazing! The intestines came shooting out of the abdominal cavity! Cause of death was a plastic bottle - humans - we are such a destructive species...

After that we listened to more lectures and had the balance of the afternoon off to work on our presentations and essays. So, I have been reading and researching and writing since 3:30 p.m. it is 11: 06 p.m. now. My eyes aren't the slightest bit grainy yet and my goal is to finish my paper tonight...so I'll keep working :)

Oh yes - last night we had our first "Dorm" party thing with the residence next door. There is another course going on in Marine Life with the University of Guelph and they invited us to join them - so we went to their fishy, damp smelling basement and drank beer. Laura gave me a beer and I shared it with Mel. It was great - lots of fun.

But - the Guelph students commented on how boring we were (which we are) so unfortunately I think most of the students in my class took it to heart, and decided to prove them wrong. Trips to the SAQ (English version) were made and they are all playing a drinking game in the kitchen. They are kind of cute to watch...all the guys are trying to be very macho while the girls are trying to prove that they can drink just as much...

So, much to their amusement, I am sticking to my goal of writing my paper tonight. I have retreated (from the noise) to the sun room. I have almost finished my first topic...anyone interested in editing?

Missing you all very much :)

xxxx

A

P.S. The photo is a male Gray Seal that we saw yesterday on the boat :)