it was an average somewhat MEH day although i was working on transplanting some baby elkhorn corals which is always nice. but at the end of the day i came around the corner to find my coworkers gathered around a cooler in the tank room just having a beer. i guess a guest dropped them… Continue reading it’s the little things

The frogfish have FINALLY forgiven me!!!! It has been LITERALLY months since I have been able to find the ever elusive, perfectly camoflouged, amazing creature on the reef until yesterday! I have been spending what feels like an eternity looking in places where I had seen them before and bordering the line of conducting search patterns… Continue reading 1september2016

Got super exciting news at work today! I am going to be taking on more responsibilities with the Coral Restoration Foundation and will become the new coordinator for Buddy Dive Resort! So I will  spending more time in the nurseries underwater as well as organizing courses and data entry on land along with lots of… Continue reading 31august2016

Even though this just a normal day in the life of Laura, I make a conscious effort to realize that this less ordinary life should not be taken for granted. It’s pretty amazing that I get to see beauty like this on a daily basis. This special girl is always here at this dive site… Continue reading 19aug2016

my trip to the states is officially in the works! September is going to be awesome. I have been working like crazy lately the resort has been fully booked the last few weeks and I have been bartending 3 nights a week which is fun and the money is good but I get so tired.… Continue reading 16july2016

It has been so long since I  have written on here I realize that! I have a good reason I promise.  my house got broken into and so I had to move because it wasn’t safe to be there. It’s actually in a really safe part of town but strange things happen and I had… Continue reading I know. I suck.

i would actually kill for a spa pedicure with my mama considering its been almost a year since i have had one. i literally just threw like 22 beach towels into the washing machine at he laundry place. 1) how do i even have that many? 2) island life 1st world problemz. why does it… Continue reading thoughtless thoughts of 28april2016

Today is Earth Day which is bittersweet. Sweet because it makes people who live under a rock and don’t realize our impact on the planet go out and plant a tree or sort recycling for one day out of the year. Bitter because it reminds me just how much we are destroying our home and… Continue reading 22april2016

I either need to change this page to “weekly tides” which makes no sense OR be better at writing….to be determined. Today is FRIIIIDAY which means I am off! Although going to work barely seems like work when you love what you do as much as me. But days off mean doing things other than… Continue reading 15april2016