Students Unplug on Catalina Island

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Maren Anderson’s Marine Biology classes from first and second semester had the opportunity to explore Catalina Island in California. Molly Seidel ‘24 describes her time on the island, saying, “I really enjoyed all of the diverse experiences that we were offered like an astronomy hike and different kinds of snorkeling such as in the night and chumming the water and also daytime hikes and sunrise hikes.”

One of the activities the students did was snorkeling during the day and at night. Pictured, Steve Kaback Lilly and Audrey Anderson ‘23 dressed to go snorkeling. Audrey says, “[The] biggest challenge was definitely the cold water when snorkeling. The wetsuits helped some, but the initial shock of the cold water was definitely something else. But you eventually get used to it.”