Deep diving and the lessons of a pandemic

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This is a piece I wrote for an application for a certain program. I was restricted to 500 words. Funny how much harder it is to say less when you are restricted. Much apropos for #pandemicfeels.

I don’t swim but was lucky to work on a project rehabilitating coral reefs in a Haiyan-affected coastal town in the Philippines. As monitoring lead, I had the opportunity to spot-check the area with a marine biologist. I was a bit scared but was actually more excited at the thought of diving into unfamiliar territory.