Nick goes to Washington DC

Nick is in Dc to receive a grant for research in Taiwan this summer. He is being honored by the National Science Foundation for his work on "The bleaching of coral reefs by the UV rays of the sun"(that is Mom's interpretation of the scientific description) He called last night and said He has met other Grad students from numerous Universities that are also receiving Grants to do research in China, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. His project will take him to Taiwan in June and July and He will be part of a team of about 20 scientists. He has really found his passion and seems to excel in studying the ocean. Who would have thought all those trips to the ocean as a little boy would have prepared him for this adventure?
He flies home tonight and we will meet up with him tomorrow to get all of the details of this trip before He leaves on Friday for Morea(Tahiti). He will return to the reseach station there to join his team and continue his research . This trip will last 6 weeks and the weather there should be beautiful. He has become the seasoned traveler and makes all of his own travel arrangements.
Needless to say" We're so proud of him"