"The only thing certain in life is change..."
Leaving North Carolina I was leaving more than just the Marine Lab and my friends. Part of my family lives there as well and pulling out of their driveway that morning was harder than anything. Even though we like to think we will keep in touch life gets in the way and I knew this would happen. However, it was a comfort knowing the impressions I’ve made on everyone down there would remain. As an American ambassador I would have to say my work was well quite minimal seeing as everyone else there was American. I did enjoy meeting people in Trinidad and definitely made some amazing friends there. I am still in contact with a few of the Trinidad “nature seekers” who worked with leatherback sea turtles there. Working along with these wonderful people they quickly realize that MTV is full of crap and not all Americans fit into that cliché group. As an Allegheny College ambassador I was myself. I love learning about people and their backgrounds be it in the USA or elsewhere. I am still close friends with two girls from the Marine Lab and we just had a reunion!! I plan on making a few trips down to Duke to catch up with them and a few of my favorite professors.