Leaving on a Jet Plane

I forget how strange it is, in many ways, to get on a plane and travel to another country. I have traveled to a few other countries over the years, and each time I wonder if I will recover from the exhaustion of just sitting in the airline seat for hours at a time. I also have a bit of apprehension about going to a new place and not knowing where I am. For instance, I flew to Atlanta to connect to my flight to the Bahamas. This airport is the size of our county! After finding which gate I needed, I then had NO CLUE where to go. Thankfully, there are people to ask, but even their directions are intimidating. I had to walk a mile (it seemed) and then descend to another level of the airport and then get on a train and then travel to the far reaches of the airport and then try to get a new boarding pass. All this for the sake of having fun! Wish you all were here!

I had the chance to study up on our ocean study during my airport adventures. I think that we should talk for a minute about what the ocean really is. During the formation of the earth, it rained on our planet for millions of years according to scientists. This water filled the basins of the earth and became the oceans we have today. But our oceans are more than just the water that covers almost 3/4's of the earth's surface. This water is truly the foundation of life. We will talk about the connection between humans and the oceans another day. My question today is for all the chemistry students out there. What is the chemical composition of ocean water?