As I reflect on my adventure teaching nature awareness and t’ai chi to a group of 40 cruising to the nature islands of the Caribbean – it was extremely difficult to give it my all in the shadow of the Gulf Oil Tragedy. I kept reminding my students that nature awareness is also environmental responsibility. It is a hard balance as one wants to snorkel and have the convenience of visiting via a vessel. Having said all this …. our first experience was landing at Man of War Bay in Tobogo. Smoke was dotted throughout our view from out of control bush fires due to the extended dry season. A climate change event that this island was struggling to stand ahead of …..