Day 43- Studying

Oct 10th

I spent most for the day studying for Global Studies and Psych of Food and Culture. Students covered every possible table, chair and desk with notes, books and laptops as they prepared for midterms. It was almost impossible to find a really quiet place to work, so most students are getting used to working with music (via headphones) or to using earplugs to concentrate.

Otherwise, there was an interesting Q&A with the Ship Crew on the TV this afternoon. Apparently, we eat 30 lbs of peanut butter a day. There is no “jail” on the ship, but there are extra crew rooms in which they can lock up students. The ship is always on autopilot except when we pull into ports. We must de-salinate (ie. dump our purified waste) every 3 days while at sea. Almost everything on the ship is recycled because disposing of waste is too cumbersome and expensive. Our cabin stewards even go through our trash to separate cans, plastic, organic waste and paper.

Highs and Lows
My “high” was taking an all-ship picture on the back decks today (yes, we all fit!). My “low” was Captain