(for some reason singapore isn't titled here - it's the dot under ho chi minh city)
so here's what's up:
i fly to halifax august 25th, and i sail out of halifax august 27th. the first port we enter is in cadiz, spain, and the boat pretty much sails east-ish from there. constantly changing time zones means i'm regularly going to lose hours but when i cross the international dateline between japan and hawaii, i'm going to gain an entire day (i'm pretty sure this means two thanksgivings). i get back to the states (san diego) december 13th. i'm not sure when i'll be back in washington, because i'll most definitely have to pay six flags and possibly disneyland a visit while i'm in so-cal.
i'm going to be in school the entire time, since the boat also functions as a small college (604 students). i'm taking four classes...
+family, community, and utopia
+globalization and local cultures
+world religions
+global studies
most of these are anthropology classes and all of them relate to the countries i'll be visiting. since my time will be spent 55% on land and 45% on water, i have class every day when the boat is at sea, even if it's the weekend or a holiday. when the boat is in port there are no classes and i'm pretty much free to do whatever i want.
it's very likely that the next four months are going to be the best of my entire life and everyone should feel free to live vicariously though this blog.
i think i'm done with this introduction now. more to come in 10 days.
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