~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ When I get to the Brazilian state, Bonito, I see multiple cabanas along the shoreline. I’m 22 years old and a veterinarian pathologist, just out of college. My first assignment is to tell the ages of the rocks and fossils down in the caves, and see if they have any diseases that can be a danger if transmitted to other animals. The people in charge tell us that we have 14 days in the state before we will dive into the Abismo Caves. There are at least 20 people here with me, and they tell us we won’t be told our teams until 2 days before the dive. I look around when we are on the bus heading to Bonito. The sights are breathtaking. Greenery everywhere, light to deep blue waters everywhere, multiple tourist attractions, and bewitching landscape. I notice most of the tourist attractions are water related. I see one of the most beautiful waterfalls, the rocks …show more content…
It would be the deepest dive I would ever take, also the most dangerous. I would be diving to try to find all dry caves, artifacts that could be observed, check the age of the rocks, hopefully find the bottom of the Abismo caves to make a map for the Brazilian Government, and also do my other agenda for the IBOEHS, International Board of Environmental Health and Safety. I check my equipment to make sure it is secured tight; everything looks good. I also check with the other team leaders to make sure our GPS are working. Each team leader gets one so he or she can tell where his or her teammates are. It is also used to tell where the other teams