Decked Out for the Holiday Season

Saturday, December 4th 2010 Today was exhilarating. Literally. It was freezing. I still wasn’t used to having such crisp winter weather so early in the year. I know, I know… its December, and other parts of the country are inundated in feet of snow by now, but this is South Florida. I felt betrayed. Either […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 25 – “School Spirit Week”

It was school spirit week at my school – every day we had to dress different. The first day we had to dress like our favorite team.  Lots of my friends dressed like the MN Vikings and the MN twins sports teams.  However, I decided to dress like the University of Miami Shark Research Team! […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 24 – “Wristbands”

Blog 24 – “Wrist Bands” I got Save Sharks With Sophi wristbands in 2 sizes – kid (small adult) and adult. I am selling them for $2.00 to help sharks. They have sharkresearch.rsmas.miami.edu on the back so people can follow my blogs and help me protect sharks. Seven year old Sophi Bromenshenkel is on a crusade […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 23 – “Tagging a Snow White Hammerhead

Blog 23 – “Tagging a Snow White Hammerhead” Me and my Dad made a snow hammerhead on my deck. My Dad surprised me by just making the shape with a shovel. Then he told me to come over and try to figure out what he was making.  Once I saw the shape of it, I […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 22 – “Happy Halloween”

Blog 22- “Happy Halloween” Happy Halloween!  I dressed up as an Indian and my mom helped me carve the coolest pumpkin. I went trick-or-treating and got LOTS of candy! ——– Seven year old Sophi Bromenshenkel is on a crusade to save sharks and the oceans.  Follow her blog with us as she finds creative ways […]

Worst Day Ever

November 14, 2010 Like yesterday, we too had a first for RJD. Unfortunately, it was for all the wrong reasons. Let’s start at the beginning. We started off the day heading to the outer reef; the weather was beautiful; sunny, warm, and not much wind. Sounds nice right? However, there was a bit of a […]