Victoria- to answer your question we do all kinds of research down here.  Mostly what we do is marine stuff, snorkeling and identifying fish.  But today we went on a bird walk to check out some of the coolest island birds (with a stop to the beach along the way of course!)  We also are learning a lot about other forms of island life forms, and we even had a two hour segment today devoted to group dynamic, which is just a bunch of fun games.  We do kind of get to choose our research because we knew what we were researching when we singed up for the class, but as far as individual activities go, we don't get to cchoose what to do when.  But we do have some free time to do whateer we want!