The Great Lute Migration🦆

Exam and flight day!
Our last day on campus for the month of January started with our first and only exam for Tropical Marine Ecology! We all arrived just before 11 am and collaborated on the knowledge or lack of knowledge on the lectures. Mike graciously allowed us 7 minutes to crowd together and talk about the exam questions and start to answer them. We rapidly fired off possible answers and crossed our fingers we would remember them. After about 12 pm, we were all finished and did a MASSIVE debrief in the rieke hallway. Some of us were satisfied and some were frustrated. Mike will decide our fate with his classic purple pen on our flights to San Salvador!


After our treacherous exam this morning, all students and staff finished last minute packing. Mike urged us to take covid tests, and all were negative! We met at the American Airlines area and trekked through check in, luggage, and security together. All went incredibly smoothly! We now sit at the terminal D9—chatting, playing games, and getting some rest. Our upcoming redeye flight is approximately six hours, and we should land in Miami at 7:30am. Everyone is very excited for the upcoming three weeks. 

                      *Mike and his games*


*Your amazing authors*

Yours truly, 

Morgan Dlhy and Shannon Storer 

 

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