Row, Row, Row your boat...It's a SHIP dang it

Well, as we sail throughout the middle of the Atlantic we are often reminded that the MV Explorer is not a boat, but a ship. One great captain said, "You can put a boat on a ship, but you can't put a ship on a boat." Well our beautiful ship is sailing much calmer seas today. Yesterday, was rough a day for all aboard. Few people could stand sitting in the Union (which is at the front of the ship) as the up and down, side to side, crashing motion caused most to hold paper bags, run for the bathroom, or simply sleep. I guess that comes with ship life; however, it made for a challenging and very long orientation day for students. Today, the ship stores have opened and everyone is crowding around to purchase their Semester at Sea gear. It looked like Kohl's Black Friday sale this morning. People where grabbing shirts, looking for their size, trying stuff on in the ailse,etc. Quite funny..really, but it is good there is so much pride in the program. Students and all aboard truly love the program and haven't even been on the ship for a week. I do have to say outside of the sea sickness, what is there not to like. I just walked up to the Pool Deck on the 7th floor and looked out onto the ocean. As far as my eyes could see was water and periodically a family of dolphins would appear. Amazing really!!! Matt is selling books like crazy and is starting to get a better feel for his role. I had really good turn out at the Involvement Symposium. I had over 20 + students interested in spirituality. I looking forward to doing some really cool things with them such as Pencil/Pen blessings before finals, formal bible studies, Passion Dinners (each having a different theme around spirituality), and more. Well, I am headed off to my next staff meeting and Matt is headed for a nap!!!