In order to graduate with my degree in hand, I am required to take a science lab. Ugh. I don't wear lab coats. I can't mix solutions without breaking beakers. And those safety goggles make me cringe. I got lucky enough to find a lab that forgoes all of that nonsense and let's us explore hands-on. I took the class that went with the lab in the spring, which went well. The professor is a doll and the material is interesting enough to keep me from completely dying.
This lab though, let me tell you, is a God send. We have had five classes so far, once a week for 2.5 hours. The first one, he handed out the syllabus and said see ya next week. Week 2 we looked at plants, week 3 animals, and week 4 parasites. It was easy enough and at least Harrington kept us interested. Week 5 trumps them all though with a field trip to the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Of course, it couldn't go quite that smoothly. The University of Tulsa clearly blows all the money we give them on landscaping and horrible cafeteria food, because the vehicle we got to take the the aquarium was not doing it. It was an old Ford van that looked like somebody had taken to it with a sledge-hammer and not so much love. Going up ramps, our max was 25. We actually had to stop once on the highway because our engine wasn't running. Here's Harrington trying desperately to make the van move...
We finally got there! It was a true miracle. Kayla and I partnered up. We looked at all sorts of creatures together. I won't share all the pictures I took because I don't want to ruin the magic of the aquarium for anybody wanting to come, but here are some I feel fit to share!
Harrington called some of his buddies and we made it safely back to TU, but not without a decent story to share. Perhaps our trip to the zoo will be as exciting...
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