Learning to appreciate the little things

When I was 10, I was obsessed with sharks. During shark week I had the tv on every second of the day, whether I was eating, practicing multiplication tables, or going to sleep. Sharks were the coolest thing I could imagine, and I wanted nothing more than to swim with them in person. To this day, I still love sharks (even after I realized shark week doesn’t portray them the best), and I view a shark sighting as an ideal trip to the beach. However, their place on top of my favorites list might be slipping. During a recent vacation, I got back into diving after a two-year hiatus, and I hoped to encounter one of these long-lost friends. I joined a dive group and went on some underwater tours throughout the week with a French dive guide named Ben who led us through the water and pointed out unique wildlife while we followed. During our second dive, he waved me over and pointed at two tiny bulging eyes peeking through a pore in the coral. The creature was smaller than my pinky and its little yellow eyes stuck in my mind. I asked Ben about it as soon as we made it back to the boat while the others talked about the turtles and rays. <a href="https://medium.com/the-island-conservation/learning-to-appreciate-the-little-things-c122e478ad0c">Visit Now</a>