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YOUTH IMPRESSIONS DOCUMENT
 The following is a collection of impressions, memories from the SOI Blue Whale Research Expedition 2004.
· Hard life of whales
· Mario Puzzles
· The awe of watching a blue whale fluke as it dove. People were silent… wow beautiful! Carol
· Stinky Minke
· Living on the Sedna IV has been special. The crew insist on neatness & the students responded, even grading the staff. This has been a happy trip with lots of laughter & conversation. Carol
· JJ - Just Jeff
· Wicked! Dude! Sweet!
· Phillip's Flute
· Fingles is our whale!
· The one ring!
· Café au Lait
· Big boat, big whales
· Whaley Boys
· Water
· Respect for whales
· Inflatable or Zodiac?
· Nutella, Marshmellow, Fudgee-o, Cocoa, Oreo
· Richard playing the Guitar
· Lunch Bell, Ding Ding Ding!
· Nesquick and cornflakes
· Getting splashed by a blue whale!
· Seasick
· Jeff jumping over our heads
· Full van
· Whaley!
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· I've never imagined seeing the biggest animal on earth never mind two at the same time one in front and one beside the Musculus I was riding in. they were so close! I will miss the sound of the waves splashing against the Sedna IV. I hope I'll be lucky enough to come again on the Sedna IV. I've enjoyed everyday and minute of this trip. Including the long hard days of writing in Richard Sears log book. I hope one day he will stop having nightmares about me! I'm glad I was able to have this experience I worked hard to get here, only the people in Germany and my Mom know how hard I really worked. I hope that more people will be able to have the same chances to experience in life that I have. I've also learned a lot about working on a ship! Hope one day I will be able to work on a ship even if I have to learn French! - Lauren Nihan
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· During these last two weeks many things have happened that will affect me for the rest of my life. We've had encounters with the largest animal on the planet and have made friendships that will last forever. My last trip we all made friends but it wasn't as close as I am now with these people. I love everyone and everything and I can't believe it's ending. But really I guess it's not. Because of these trips and the dedication of the people at Students on Ice we, as students, reap the benefits. We make friends and memories for life and also carry the profound love for the giants of the sea. And with that, we can help nurture the seas and our world back to health. Youth these days don't realise how much power we truly hold, and when we feel deeply about a subject we have to fight for it. That's what I plan to do for these wonderful creatures of the sea. - Linsday Parker
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· This trip was so much more than I expected. I learned so much like Port, Starboard, Stern and Bow! I learned how to put up sails and tie a bowline. Go Knots! I'm going to miss everyone. The crew and the students. For the past twelve days these people have been like my family. I couldn't think of better people to share this amazing experience with. Love you all, Alex
P.S. thank you Sedna IV & Student on Ice for making my dreams come true.
· It's all "minke to me".
· Guy's Driving
· Trying to run away from meetings…
· Simple Living, Less is more!
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· This trip was so incredible it's hard to put into words but I think I found it helpful on a different level as well. Recently I've been faced with the decision of what I would like to do with the rest of my life and as part of that question of what kind of legacy I would like to leave behind, how I would like to be remembered. While acting or something along those lines is intriguing and has impact it means nothing in the long run. Science was something I was seriously considering but I had my doubts as to the worth of putting my entire life into the study of one thing, seemingly insignificant. However, seeing the beauty of these whales, the way they interact with their environment and the beauty of that relationship, I realised really how sad it would be to let this go and how valuable anything to preserve this could be preserving our planet is really the greatest legacy anyone could leave behind. - Sarah
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· I never gave much thought to many of the environmental issues that plague our world… I knew they were out there and that I should take steps to help solve them but I didn't do anything about it. But now after hearing about the problems our marine animals go through, many that are already endangered, I realized that I need to start doing my part in order for others later on to I realized that I need to start doing my part in order for others later on to experience what I have on this trip. P.S. I love Mechins - Alexis Paige Somerton, P.G., B.C. 18
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· Driving the Musculus between two blue whales!!
· Seeing the Paradox of someone driving a Hummer to go sea kayaking with whales. - G.G.
· Yoga
· The whale just fluked
· Whales are such peaceful animals; I think we could all learn something from them. They live in harmony with their surroundings and after all the damage we have done to them they have no malice towards us, I think if human beings could take a page out of the whale book and master these lessons, we would be better off
· Waking up early
· Finding Nemo
· Free Willy
· Mario!
· I do not deserve a -1 for my bed making!!
· Cold & Wet
· Too much pizza
· 9 gannets low to the water
· Blue whales do do do do do do and fin back fin back do do do do do do you are our favorite whales…
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· Ship Happens!
· This trip was very inspiring, it also taught me much about whales (what I would never think about them) this trip also taught me about other cultures. It was so much fun to meet these people and spend a short period of time with them which I wish can be made longer. Sure gonna remember this great experience! - Heather
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· I love land
· The kids learned so much from the crew. Tonight four students helped haul the Musculus on board. Great experience. - Carol
· Pizza! Spaghetti and dinner balls!
· Richard's Mad Skills!
· Inspiring
· I love all of these people - Lindsay Parker
· Talks on the bow
· Hiking on Bonaventure Island & seeing the Gannet colony was an unexpected treat - Carol
· Get pictures of different whales
· There's a black guillemot, and that's … well that's a duck. Geoff Green
· Getting hyper
· Captain Ahab smiles again
· White sided dolphins flying through the air, crossing in mid-air.
· Lynn's cooking was fantastic! I will gladly lose the pounds I gained, when I get home.- Carol
· Be wery, wery quiet, we're wooking for whales!"- Geoff
· Speaking in french to the guys in hot guy ville - Sarah
· Grumpy humpy
· Sleeky minke
· Funky finback, but beautiful Blue
· The van trip was a bounding experience- misery loves company
· The Sedna IV is wicked. The crew are so nice and the trip has been amazing. Working with Richard Sears was very exciting1 I love Blue Whales!- Alex
 · Learnable - Just Jeff
· When I was on the Musculus between two blue whales, it hit me- this is awesome. What would feed my soul like this daily? The answer came that night- I'm selling my home & moving up to the mountains- to do rescue work with Great Pyrenees dogs. I was here to get a vision of my life now that I'm retired. Wonderful trip- Carol
· Great Food!
· Spatial relations!
· You so totally rock DUDE!!- Sarah & Lindsay
· The Challenges that face the blues are our challenges- we are the same….. they are our warning sign of what we will directly deal with in the future. More so than what we are experiencing now. It's important to listen to them.
· Good Memories
· Knots, Knots!
· I'm glad we're here in summer. And I'm glad I threw in the long underwear.
· The intensity and commitment of science " to the beauty of nature… thank you Richard for sharing some of your world with us.- Denise
· "Whales come to Arny"
· "Are you pumped up?!"
· Whales, seals, gannets and friends what else could a girl ask for?!- Lindsay Parker
· Blow, blow me away!
Touch me
I'm touched
I will not forget you… never- Denise
· Backstreet Boys and Spice Girl Serenades!! By Alex, Sarah & Lindsay
· "Geoff, can you see whales while your asleep?" "I'm telepathically communicating with them."
· Getting Seasick
· Teasing each other for fun
· Bite me!
· The whales are around I can feel it.
· The Sedna IV is the best ship ever!
· Educational
· The high only a whale can bring…
· Going for a zodiac ride
· Hey Kevin…Fish… Fish?…. I like fish… etc.
· Mothership to team B, would you like me to speak to you in your language? *Beep noises*- Geoff quote
· New friends
· Just Jeff - Co-op
· Thank You all for teaching me…- Denise
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