Snorkeling in the Cook Islands was by far the most amazing experience of the entire trip. If you go snorkeling or diving off the coast of Southern California, you will see luscious kelp forests and lots of marine life. The marine life in the Cook Islands was definitely different from the marine life seen off of our coast.
This beautiful view was near the Boat Shed restaurant in Aitutaki.
I want to go into the Marine Ecology field, so being able to see all of the colorful fish, coral, and invertebrates was a dream come true. We were able to snorkel with giant trevally, schools of tropical fish, moray eels, and so many more.
The beautiful green chromis hiding in the coral during one of our snorkels.
Our professors definitely did an awesome job at selecting the students that were able to go. We had some of the best people on this trip, and I know that I made some lifelong friends that I hope feel the same. We worked so well as a team and we were able to get so much work done in our short amount of time there in the Cooks. The memories that I made from this trip will last a lifetime, and for that, I am so thankful.
I will definitely miss being able to just walk out to rhe lagoon and snorkel and see this everyday.