Sometimes at Island School, things don’t always go as planned. So, when the weather isn’t right for SCUBA week, find other worthwhile ways for students to spend their time, like clearing the path out to Deals Beach, or sitting down to do some extra-blogging. Enjoy these reflections written by K3 and K4 in their downtime between dives…
Will Gold: Last Saturday the whole Island school headed into Deep Creek, which is the closest town for a cook out and a softball game with the local people. When we arrived they had their grill up and running and were cooking steak, chicken and fish. I had the fish just to see what it was like. It was given to me with the head and everything still on it so it looked pretty gross but when you picked the meat and skin off they were delicious! We went and walked around town after that which was pretty small but interesting.
When we got back the softball game was already underway. There was a mix of people playing in the outfield of locals mostly kids about my age and people I recognized from the Island School. Little local kids were running around playing fun games with some of the girls from school, teaching each other some songs and rhythms. There was a really strong sense of community as every one was laughing and talking smack. It felt really good to be apart of because it reminded me of home. I joined right away and started in the out field somewhere between second and third. Continue reading