*If I had Levi Wigglesworth, access to decently priced food, a job, and the ability to visit my family often enough that I wouldn't have to miss them. Friends...well, you're all expendable. Sorry.
I also thought, man, I have gotten to do some amazing things with my life. While I haven't traveled extensively as some have, I have had the opportunity to go places and I have been privy to experiences that some people, mainly nature loving nerds, have dreamed of.
Once when I was a kid we had to make a list of things we would like to do before we died. Since I misdiagnosed with lupus and thought I was going to do before the age of 35 because doctors are horrible people that mess everything up, I didn't think I would get to do the things I wanted to.
But I mean, when I was a kid my bucket list included such gems as: Kiss Han Solo, ride a spaceship, become an archeologist because both Indiana Jones and Dr. Alan Grant dug up cool stuff, even though Dr. Grant was a paleontologist; but what did I know, I was in THIRD GRADE, become a marine biologist and ride a whale, have a goat farm, live with a pack of wild ponies...but I digress.. the point is, my life is boring but sometimes I do cool things. One thing I always wanted to do was live in Mexico because I'm a half of a Mexican and that has always been important to me..well check. Done.
While there I saw a hump back whale surface with her calf and she was so dang close to our boat that we almost capsized. I saw a freaking WHALE in the ocean... A WHALE. It was in Banderas Bay while on a trip to Islas Marietas. If you didn't know, the hump back whale is enormous. Now you know, just in case you failed to pay attention in third grade and no one else ever told you about how majestic and huge whales are.
I have seen manatees, dolphins, whales, sea turtles and sharks, all in their natural environment: A tank at SeaWorld...just kidding, that's where Michael Phelps lives.
I guess the point I am trying to make, is that it isn't what you see in a lifetime, its what you do with your life time. I have always wanted to change the world, make a difference, be part of a movement that makes an impact on the world. Being on Guam, it has made me understand how truly awesome I think the world is. Just like those stupid Discovery Channel commercials where the sing about it. The world is awesome to me, and every experience is like brand new and I want to appreciate each experience astonishment and wonder.
The world, with all of it's scientific explanations, will always be unexplainable to me.
And with that, here are some pictures of me exploring my world. Pictures are of dolphins and pilot whales. Not pictured: Blue starfish, a single jellyfish, coral, flying fish and whatever else I saw in the water.
Dolphin watching and snorkeling:
I went to Jeff's Pirate Cove today. It was neat, I guess but it wasn't as cool as everyone made it out to be and the food is ridiculously over priced. The atmosphere of the place was fun and it's cool that its right on the ocean and we got to go snorkeling there today as well. I saw giant coral that looked like pumpkins, trigger fish and some sort of fluorescent tiny blue fish and black and white ones that were the same kind. Also, sea cucumbers galore. I was afraid to put my feet down for fear that I would squish one. We also saw Portuguese man o' war that had washed up onto the shore. Dr. Dan informed his students that they would earn at least half a grade on their final projects if they allowed themselves to be stung on the thigh or any other highly sensitive area on their body. No one allowed that to happen. They also have a small marine museum and lots of photos and information on Shoichi Yokoi. He was the Japanese soldier who lived in the jungles of Guam for 28 years, unaware that the war had ended. Yep. That was my day today.
So that was my day. How was yours?
