OMG

I just had one of the best days of my life.  We went to work at the dig site in the morning, per usual, and the day was pretty much going as well as it always does.  A specialist came and taught us how to use a total station (used for measuring depths and leveling) and this guy named Dror who has been a supervisor and helper at the site put up another netting/tent/tarp thing for shade for Abbie and I.  After lunch, I overheard Dror telling our professor Will that he could take three of us students on his sailboat after the work was done for the day while he ran an errand.  I quickly inquired more and was told to pick two more students to come with me.  I chose my friend Abbie and thought about the fact that 1. There was a possibility that the trip would be unsafe for a bunch of women and 2. That I would feel bad choosing any one girl over another, so I asked my friend Shawn if he would come with us.  We enjoyed the views from the water of several towns, modern and ancient, looked at the blue and white jellyfish swimming alongside us.  Our captains Rami and Dror were awesome, telling us about the sites as we passed by and their way of life on the sea and as underwater archaeologists.  Dror asked me if I wanted to drive the boat and I didn't think twice about it.  It was so fun, and Rami talked about his travels in the US.  Then, Abbie and Shawn got their turns, too... off to dinner, more to come!