Orientation week is officially in the books! After a busy week of learning lab techniques and exploring campus, we got to spend the day at Hūnānāniho, Waimanalo Bay, to enjoy the beach. We all had a great time swimming in the ocean and laying out on the sand. Despite the occasional clouds, the weather was perfect for a beach day. We also got to talk more with some of our research mentors and get to know them more while having some wonderful snacks, provided by our amazing program leaders!

While we were there, one of our research mentors – Dr. Zhi-Yan (Rock) Du – got a drone video of us all enjoying the beach.