Dream Trip 2009

Great Travel Moment

I studied abroad for five months in South Africa. On our two week break between terms my friends and I spent nine days in Cape Town. Far away from our families on Easter Sunday, we cheered ourselves up by spending the day diving with sharks. We took turns standing in a cage tied to the side of the boat, submerged in the water except for a little room for our heads. When the captain saw a shark he would yell "down!" and we would lower ourselves completely underwater trying to see the shark. The day was beautiful and clear, the cold ocean was exhilarating and getting so close to great white sharks was amazing.