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Christine Amala

Day 6, 7 and Naturalist Notes

Day 6

The MV Narval at anchor. This was our last day at sea.

The two Sivas head out kayaking.

Jeff follows.

Melven kayaks along the shoreline.

It is such a beautiful bay to explore.

The two Sivas make it to shore and chillax.

Jeff and DJ decide to catch a crab.

Unfortunately, without any luck! The crab outsmarted them!

Melven explores the fossilized rocky outcrop.

Last jump before ...

heading into La Paz for an afternoon of shopping and dinner.

Day 7 - Saying goodbye

Christine is the first to say goodbye to the
amazing crew that took care of us all on the trip.

The rest of the gang follows suit.

A quick group pic...

... and then we're off to the airport but with one stop along the way.

A kindergarten in the town of El Triumpho.

The group had gifts to distribute to the children.

Little Siva and Jeff hand out stuffed animals.

Siva takes a moment and hangs with the kids.

This little girl is tickled to have found a new friend, the bunny.

This little boy is also touched to have received such cool gifts. Thanks guys!

Christine Amala

Naturalist Notes

This trip was made up of two groups. A group of beautiful hearing impaired kids, family members and teachers. The other group was Christines' made up of adult students from Vancouver and Singapore. Christine spent time each day in meditation and lessons with her students. I took one picture during one of her sessions and it didn't feel right, it felt intrusive, so I stopped. So what you see in the Daily Journals is the "in between" moments of her teachings.

Christine's students ;Jeff from Vancouver, the two Siva's from Singapore and beautiful, shy Melven going to school in Vancouver but also from Singapore. The cultural interaction was heart warming. I was blessed to feel the amazing transition of growth the students experienced. Between Christine, her students, the sea and the magic of the Baja (not to mention the whales) how could you not be enlightened, by the least? I believe all of Christine's students went back looking at life differently.

The whales... In Magdalena Bay Christine called the gray whales, it took a while but I believe they heard her and came. They came right up to the boat and spyhopped (raising their heads out of the water) and actually looked at the group, an amazing feeling to experience. The other whale encounter I think both Christine and I felt. Though for me it was different; it was calling the group.

Christine's group was inspired, humbled and blessed by the presence and playfulness of the mother and her calf. On the other hand, the other group was awestrucked and excited. The same experience but felt in different places of the heart and perhaps the soul.

It does not matter what we believe or not believe, it is different for all of us. But when you do feel the connection to the earth and living things it is life changing. This was what Christine was teaching her students. I have so much respect for the work you do. I wish you and your students nothing but happiness, continued growth and connection to the earth.

We humans may think we own this earth, but we truly do not. With our intellectual abilities we should be the keepers and caregivers, humbled by the awesome nature around us. We all have the natural instinct in us to to take care but we just don't realize it. I guess that's growth!

Lela - the naturalist

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