I'm so excited to be finally on Heron Island.
I've waited for this field trip and looked
forward to it
for the last three years.
And there’s just been such an excitement
in our class
about planning this trip and designing our
experiments and projects
and working with the lectures and PhD students.
The feeling on the island is just like it’s this weird tie between being like a perfectly peaceful relaxing holiday
and this exciting science experience.
The reason I wanted to study marine biology is I grew up being obsessed with Lord Howe Island
and I realised that being a scientist gives you access to so many amazing places
and so I chose to study science just to give myself a wide range of options.
I was really scared of sharks
and it was always something I wanted to overcome, as a marine biologist.
I was scared upon arrival but after snorkelling
with two sharks today
I had absolutely no fear and they were so
graceful and beautiful and it was just such a lovely moment.
Studying my degree Griffith has been such a good choice.
I'm so glad that I’ve studied at Griffith.
It's such an amazing community,
like this really supportive environment
and there's so much help available if you need it.
What makes Heron Island stand out from the
other field trips in this degree so far is
just like a compounding of everything we've learned in the last three years of theoretical marine biology.
Just to see it in front of you and see it all like happening.
It's just so amazing to see it in real life
I’d describe Heron Island as a paradise.
It's like the fairytale island that everyone would dream up.
