Other Ways of Being in This World: A Day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Our crazy so-called vacation in now over a week longer than we had planned, but really, it’ could be worse! I can sit in my hotel room morning and night and check in with my students. During the day, I receive texts from them wherever I am. I received one from Victoria while at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and that was really fun.

I took a lot of video with my cell phone when I wasn’t talking to students, and this morning I decided to put it together into a short digital story.

I am always amazed at all the ways different life forms have adapted to the multitude of environmental niches on this planet, and I love the way many of these are showcased by the scientists and curators at the Aquarium.

“If there is magic in this world, it is contained in water.”

–Loren Eiseley