Hi all,

 

This week has been crazy busy but I think things are settling down a bit.  I think there is something to do every hour of the day and evening. They have a photo club, seminars on Spain, exercise class, worship service, meditation, and many more.  We haven't even been on  the ship for a week and we have gotten to know so many people and already feel close to them. The ship really isn't that big so you see people all the time eating, exercising, class,etc.  It's been great to interact with students, to see and fell their energy and talk with them. 

 

It took some time to get my computer hooked up to the ships internet.  It's very confusing because they have 2 different web sites and you have different passwords for each.  Then there all these academic folders for each class which there syllabus and required reading and what ever else they want to to communicate to students. They are trying to be as green as possible so no handouts, every thing is on the computer. On top of all that the internet is slower than at home and peak hours it's hard to get on.  We are all learning to be patient and flexible including the dean and rhe professors.,

 

The weather has greatly improved so no more sea sickness and the ship isn't rocking and rolling like the first three days. It started off pretty bad and I'm sure there were some students that were questioning there choice of having a semester on the open seas.  It's been really weird to not see land for days and every time you look out the window you're still moving but everything looks the same.  When I look at the map and find where we are it's a bit

daunting. We are getting close to Spain but a few days ago we were in the middle of the Atlantic ocean far from help.  It makes me have a new appreciation for those early explorers.They said when you are more than two days from land no one can rescue you as it's further than a helicopter could rescue or do a medical evacuation. I glad we are getting close to land. We are looking forward to getting to Spain.  The ship docks close to the rock of Gibralter and is the same port that Columbus and other explorers left and returned from. oh my gosh I am so excited!  On the ships tv rhey put announcements and general info. They just showed the map of where we are and for the first time in days I can see land on the map.. Yahoo!!! The other thing that's been difficult is we have lost an hour every night for the the past for nights and we do it again tonight.

 

Well I have to go to class so I will close for now.  If you are commenting on the blog I can"t receive the comments till I get home so maybe writing me on my is better if you want to communicate.

Hope you are all well and enjoying your fall.

 

Stayed tooned. 

Marty