Archive for date: July 22nd, 2015

July 22, 2015

       As I sit here thinking about what I might forget to pack for my journey to London, England, I realize it still hasn’t hit me that I will be in Europe in a less then a week. Visiting Europe has been on my bucket list for some time, but I didn’t think I would be checking it off so young, and for that I am grateful. After doing research on some of  the popular activities in London, I’m excited to go on a bike tour through and around London. Two options are available on this tour either The Grand London Tour or The Secret London Tour. Since we will be hitting the major spots as a group I would like to try The Secret London Tour. This  tour will include seeing Diagon Alley and Leaky Cauldron from Harry Potter,  Jack the Ripper Murder Scene, some world famous street art, and cycling alongside a hidden canal. Furthermore I would like to experience some of the unique cuisine and craft beers while I’m studying abroad. Another highlight to this trip is a new Samsung 21x optical zoom camera, which I’m excited to utilize in capturing some of London’s beauty. Above all I’m excited to take a tour around The  Tower of London and see the Crown Jewels and the The White Castle. In addition I would like to see the differences between the architecture in the innermost ward, inner ward, and outer ward, since they were all built at different times in history. Now it’s just time to finish packing and get through the twelve hour flight and get this show on the road.

– Colton

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod and is in the same family as the terrestrial hermit crab. They live near the ocean but prefer dense forest cover. These crabs have adapted to breathing on land with their unique organ called branchiostegal lung. This lung has tissue that is similar to tissues found […]

The first occurrence of Europeans on the Cook Islands was in 1595 on Pukapuka, one of the Northern Islands, then again in 1606 and thereafter. Although the most seemingly significant European visit was by Captain Cook in 1773, hence how the islands got their name – Cook Islands. Before his appearance the islands were generally called […]

My topic was involving the coral in the Cooks. I was honestly surprised to see as many articles come up as I did. One article had divers focus on the West and North side of Rarotonga which is supposed to be the most diverse site of the island with its coral and fish populations. There […]