One of the great joys of being a parent is to watch your child grow into an adult. It’s not what they usually talk about — society typically focuses on the joy of children as innocents, but from my standpoint it’s a 100x more rewarding to create a contributing human …more
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is winding down as the summer phenom of 2014. It was a great run — raising tons of money for ALS research (an amazing $112MM as of the latest count); and standing forever as an excellent example of how to leverage social media. Time to roll out …more
Today’s update from Fiji was written by Everyone: Having already previously done a broadreach trip, I had a general idea of what I thought this trip would be like. I was nervous about the academics, excited for the shark dives, and hopeful of a group that would get along well. …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Emmet and Owen: On our penultimate day in Fiji, we started the morning with breakfast, cereal and toast. We boarded our bus service and headed to the Luva River for our fun-yaking, inflatable kayaking in which the word fun replaces the ka in …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Holland and Paige: Today was our final day of academic work. Everyone had an hour sleep in, and went to the dive shop to grab our gear to bring back to the house to dry. At the dive shop, many of us got …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Devin and Lily: Today, waking up was a bittersweet moment since it was our last shark dive, and our last dive in Fiji. We had our usual breakfast with cereal and toast, and headed to the dive shop. With crystal clear water and …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Maddie and Kevin: As we near the end of our adventure, we woke up at 8:00 AM today to get last minute studying in for our final exam at 9:00AM. Everyone had their toast and cinnamon toast crunch for breakfast and at 9 …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Emmet and Sofia: Our day began like a normal day, a cereal breakfast, no drama (like the housewives). Then we left and headed to our last data-taking shark dive. When we got into the water the sharks were pissed and one snatched another’s …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Alena and Trinity: This morning, we all woke up bright and early with the sun shining in through the villa windows at 7 am. After a delicious, hearty breakfast of assorted cereals and toasts, we packed our dry bags ready for another shark …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Paige and Holland: Today was a fulfilling dive day. In the morning, we got up early and prepared for two soft coral dives. Since it was Kevin’s birthday, our first dive was on the Shark Reef where we searched for shark teeth without …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Owen and Patrick: Today, after our return from Beqa and an early, Jaws-themed wake up …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Devin and Trinity: We woke up this morning at 7:00 to the sunrise and the …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Alena and Kevin: Waking up early to the sound of roosters, we were all ready …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Maddie and Lily: And we’re back with more trip updates! It’s been an exciting past …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Patrick and Holland: Greetings from Fiji! This morning, rather than waking up to the beautiful …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Sofia and Owen: Bright and early at 7am, we were awoken by the wonderful Lindsay …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Emmet and Paige: Winter is coming. We started the day off with a small sleep-in …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Maddie and Devin: To start off a new week, we woke up early for breakfast at …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Alena and Lily: Today was full of exciting twists and turns! We were expecting to …more
Today’s update from Fiji: Today, we got up to an early start and after a nutritious breakfast of cereal and toast, we’re …more
Today’s update from Fiji was co-written by Trinity: Today was a big day; it was our first shark dive!! After an early …more
Today’s update from Fiji: What a day we had today. Let me tell you. We woke up to the beautiful sounds of …more
Today’s update from Fiji: Everyone woke up early this morning to the warm sunrise. After we enjoyed our Honey Nut Cheerios for …more
So, my youngest daughter Trinity Conn has landed in Fiji for a Shark Studies program with Broadreach Global Summer Educational Programs. This …more
