From the 10th-16th of February we were priveleged to have an interim trip group from the Singapore American School join us at Telunas Beach. We had a fabulous time, partaking of such activities as overnighting in a local village, trekking and sleeping in the jungle, beach games and the Telunas Amazing Race. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and thank you especially to the SAS teachers who gave of their time to organize the trip this year! We hope to see many of you back on future trips from SAS. Please find below a poem from the winning team of the Telunas Amazing Race.

Eric


Girls Team Poem

Aboard wooden boat, we roamed turquoise sea,
The stress of the city from which we did flee.
Leap from the dock to swim with the fish.
To go back home we did not wish.
With families we stayed, continuosly squatting,
And with good natured people our me-itis was rotting.
From ocean to jungle, we trekked and we hiked,
A few slips and a few falls, we came out all right.
Under the sun we did sizzle and fry,
But being together was the best natural high.
Our island, our home, the resort of Telunas,
In our hearts it is glowing just like the moon'is.

"Make it seem real"! You all definitely followed Richard Tulloch's advice for writing, and carried into every area of our camp, SAS! From the desert island adventure, to screaming through the "scary" stories at the bonfire, I definitely shared with you in enjoying every minute out at Telunas. I look forward to seeing lots of you in the future! Write away! Thanks for the memories!
Selena

MIS,

What a privelege to spend a week with all of you! Matthew, thank you for bringing the students once again. I thought it would be hard to top 2007, yet it appears you all had another great year. I hope that we will see you again someday at Telunas Beach. Please feel free to leave your comments and thoughts about your week stay with us. We would love to hear them!

Eric

Spirit enchanted caves, rivers filled with rubies and jungles teeming with billions of flesh eating bugs. The stories from this island are endless, but an event I will never forget came not on the land, but from the sea. It was a marine biologist’s dream-come-true! A week ago, billions of Pelagic Tunicates (or to simplify, tiny thumb shaped transparent organisms) passed through the waters of Telunas Beach. I was casually enjoying friendly conversation in my sarong, when a wet young boy ran to my side informing me that the water was glowing. As a marine biologist I found this quite puzzling and knew I should investigate the alleged information. I could see nothing from the dock, but I knew that the only way to solve this mystery was to dive in myself. With my mask in place and my snorkel secured safely in my mouth I dove in. I will never forget what I first experienced. Everything around me lit-up as if I was swimming in space, moving the stars as I willed. In no time the resort was out of masks as tons of people jumped into the water. We watched each other trigger these tiny bioluminescent organisms with every movement and shared in an experience that many people will never see, and tons of marine biologists only study about. Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Now you comment…

Joe
Aka… Joko

BIS,

It was so great to have you all at Telunas this past week. Please let us all know what you have to say about your experience at Telunas. Our goal is to give you "unforgettable experiences". Maybe you could share your personal highlight (I know mine was the river hike!). Or maybe you could tell us all what your "one liner" is to the question, 'How was your trip?'.

Hopefully we'll see some of you next year!

Brad