Ughhh

Unfortunately, I just spent over an hour writing an amazing blog entry about my spring break complete with pictures and a video, and then it somehow got deleted in the process of publishing it. I don't have the energy to try and rewrite everything, so for now let me just say that I had one of the most amazing trips of my life. I met lots of interesting and fun people, I saw TWO whale sharks, and I got my advanced scuba certification. Here are a few pics:

Linda, me, Emily (lower right), and Claudette (upper right). Claudette was our instructor, and Linda and Emily got their advanced certifications with me!

The monkey who lived outside my tent and helped with my 5:30 AM wake up calls by scampering about in the early morning.

Me, Emily, and Linda about to go out on a dive.

I didn't know it at the time of taking this picture, but this was the boat we would be in when we saw our whale sharks!

The tents where we slept.

The pool / dining / recreation area of Coral Divers.

An aerial view of Sodwana Bay stolen from the Coral Divers website.

When I get over the disappointment of losing my last blog entry, I have a lot of new insights about South African politics that I want to write about soon. Meeting and interacting with so many white South Africans on this trip really gave me a different perspective on things, and I definitely learned a lot from my new friends.

Please ask me more about my trip! I'm dying to tell everyone about it, but I am just so bummed that my perfect update entry got deleted :(