At some point we all need a (little) hand

The Adaptive Management Team, as we rightfully renamed the Photobiology Team, has had it rough out here. I will spare you the details, but I will say that despite the many things outside of our control, that have gone wrong, these students far surpass my expectations. For one, they have no problem learning the material and conducting the work. More importantly, though, they are just amazing human beings! I have been fortunate to have gotten to know them pretty well over the last few weeks. We have a lot more in common than any of us expected and this allows me to use my story to help them through theirs. 

Ok, but what about the little hand in the picture?

Stacy Prater-Vigil, a friend of Ocean Discovery and just all-around awesome human, randomly pulled this little rubber hand out of her pocket, put it on her finder and rested it on my shoulder. This was hilarious, don’t ask why because I do not know, it just brought so much joy to me. Stacy noticed I had a rough day and let me keep the tiny hand since it brought me to tears in laughter. HAHA! This thing is so cool!