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At Georges Island I'm usually the one you see with the kites in my hand that you ask if you could have one and I have to say "no sorry we need these for our other trips." But sometimes you'll see me up in the fort showing people around making sure they don't get lost. Sometimes you might even see me on the beach with Frankie helping him out. But I'll always be the one teaching the kids how to fly kites like a pro.

At Spectacle Island I'm the one that shows the groups good spots to eat. Afterward I help them organize any games the are trying to organize. Then I try to get groups to go up the hill and fly the kites with Frankie. Then we go back down the hill and get soaked by the rest of the kids that are at the beach.

-Darius

This is what I do

At Georges Island I’m usually the one you see with the kite in my hand that you ask can you get one but I say no because we need these for our other trips. But some time you will see me up in the fort showing people around and making sure they don’t get lost. Some times you might even see me down at the beach helping out Franky. But I’m usually the guy teaching the kids to fly kites by their selves.

At Spectacle Island I’m the one that shows the groups good spots to eat afterwards I help them set up any game they trying to set up then get groups to go up the hill and fly kites with franky then go back down the hill and get soaked by the rest of the kids that are at the beach. I also act as if I cant swim to get them to teach me how to swim.

-Darius

What you could do at Georges Island

At Georges Island there are three things you can do:


1. You could go on the beach and skip stones, find beach glass or you could catch crabs. If you are interested then you should meet Frankie, he will be the one to show how to do all those things.


2. You could sing sea shanties, go explore the dark caves of Fort Warren that is said to be haunted by the Lady in Black with David the "creepy tour" guide.





3. I've saved the best for last: you could learn how to fly kites with me, Darius! I will also show you how to put it together. By the time you leave, you will be the world's best kite flier!

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Hi, my name is Darius, and I’m also part of the All Access Boston Harbor Program. Every morning I wake up, brush my teeth, wash up, and travel to the Bank of America Pavilion. Once I get there I stand and greet the groups. When all 200 visitors arrive we get on the boat called the Virginia C. It’s a 45 minute boat ride from here to George’s Island. During lunch I turn red because the sun is so bright. After lunch I take some kids kite flying along the beach. Most of these kids have never been kite flying before and it’s my job to teach them no matter how hard it is. In order to get the kite flying there needs to be wind, once the wind starts blowing, the kite usually flies itself. We fly kites all afternoon until the boat leaves the dock at 2:00 pm.

Hi, my name is Frankie, and I’m a Junior Marine Educator for the All Access Boston Harbor Program. Everyday I take out 200 people, children and adults, to George’s Island. I walk the wrackline everyday with the kids to find crabs, shells, and other animals living near the shore. Last week we caught close to 20 Asian Shore crabs, 2 Red Rock crabs, and tons of Green crabs. On the walk back to the boat the kids and I enjoy skipping rocks. We usually have a contest to see who can get the most skips. I enjoy each and everyday and wouldn’t trade this job for anything.