Mastercard, Discover, American Express or VISA???
Guess what? I finally got my passport back with Visas for both China and India securely in it! Ok, ok, it's only been about 2 weeks but I've been worried that I wouldn't get it before I had to leave. I took one look at it and realized that this is real! Also realized that I just paid $300 for two stickers. Geez.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
"I'll never let go Jack, I'll never let go."
So, recently I have made a list of movies that I should not watch before I set sail in just under a month. As you can probably guess, at the top of that list is "Titanic," followed closely by "Poseidon."
After returning to my hotel room tonight (I'm working a leadership conference in MO right now) I flip on the T.V. and lo and behold what movie do you think is just beginning? Yes, "Titanic."
Here I sit, two and a half hours later watching the boat sink (after I tried to make myself turn the channel multiple times and/or just go to bed.) Blasted. Looking at the bright side, I'm picking up some pointers on what to do/what not to do should anything happen. =)
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine suggested that I bring along a piece of plywood in case I need to float. I promptly told her that I didn't think the crew would appreciate it if I showed up on the first day with a 2x4 strapped to my backpack. Additionally, I said that I would probably take a life jacket instead.
It is highly unlikely that we have any thing like this to worry about, however, should something happen, you can rest assured that I went down happy since I was traveling the world and that I went down having said, "I'll never let go Jack, I'll never let go."
So, recently I have made a list of movies that I should not watch before I set sail in just under a month. As you can probably guess, at the top of that list is "Titanic," followed closely by "Poseidon."
After returning to my hotel room tonight (I'm working a leadership conference in MO right now) I flip on the T.V. and lo and behold what movie do you think is just beginning? Yes, "Titanic."
Here I sit, two and a half hours later watching the boat sink (after I tried to make myself turn the channel multiple times and/or just go to bed.) Blasted. Looking at the bright side, I'm picking up some pointers on what to do/what not to do should anything happen. =)
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine suggested that I bring along a piece of plywood in case I need to float. I promptly told her that I didn't think the crew would appreciate it if I showed up on the first day with a 2x4 strapped to my backpack. Additionally, I said that I would probably take a life jacket instead.
It is highly unlikely that we have any thing like this to worry about, however, should something happen, you can rest assured that I went down happy since I was traveling the world and that I went down having said, "I'll never let go Jack, I'll never let go."
Monday, July 17, 2006
Come sail away...come sail away...come sail a-way with me.
Hello and welcome to my blog site. I am so excited to share this journey with you. As the case with many of my travel adventures I'm sure this one will be filled with funny stories and antidotes. For those of you that virtually joined me in Switzerland last summer - you know what you're in for! Eh- should be a good way to kill some time during your day. Get ready to set sail on your vicarious voyage!
To explain...
This semester I have the opportunity to live and work on a ship that is going to (literally) sail around the world. I'm ever so excited, yet there are a lot of anxieties as well. Most of my concerns are in response to recent world affairs and being on a boat for 100 days with 650 college students. If interested you can read more about the program and get ship updates on www.semesteratsea.com.
This blog will take you along as we venture from San Diego to Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Turkey, Egypt, Spain and then "home" to Ft. Lauderdale.
Please check back often as I will do my best to keep current photos and posts on here. I'll begin with some of the prep stuff this month and update until December. Communication on board will be very limited so this is about all I'll be able to do with my limited internet access, although I will respond to e-mails as soon as I can. There is phone access on the ship, but it will cost me about $1.50 a minute to call here and you about $4.00 a minute to call there, so I'm guessing that I won't be talking to any of you from late August until December. I'm not one to beg for e-mails, but PLEASE keep me up-to-date on your lives. I'm going to miss you all a lot and will look forward to letters from home. I'll be eager to hear from you.
Catch you on the portside.
Hello and welcome to my blog site. I am so excited to share this journey with you. As the case with many of my travel adventures I'm sure this one will be filled with funny stories and antidotes. For those of you that virtually joined me in Switzerland last summer - you know what you're in for! Eh- should be a good way to kill some time during your day. Get ready to set sail on your vicarious voyage!
To explain...
This semester I have the opportunity to live and work on a ship that is going to (literally) sail around the world. I'm ever so excited, yet there are a lot of anxieties as well. Most of my concerns are in response to recent world affairs and being on a boat for 100 days with 650 college students. If interested you can read more about the program and get ship updates on www.semesteratsea.com.
This blog will take you along as we venture from San Diego to Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Turkey, Egypt, Spain and then "home" to Ft. Lauderdale.
Please check back often as I will do my best to keep current photos and posts on here. I'll begin with some of the prep stuff this month and update until December. Communication on board will be very limited so this is about all I'll be able to do with my limited internet access, although I will respond to e-mails as soon as I can. There is phone access on the ship, but it will cost me about $1.50 a minute to call here and you about $4.00 a minute to call there, so I'm guessing that I won't be talking to any of you from late August until December. I'm not one to beg for e-mails, but PLEASE keep me up-to-date on your lives. I'm going to miss you all a lot and will look forward to letters from home. I'll be eager to hear from you.
Catch you on the portside.
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