The fish ate my homework...

There are still questions about the classes I am taking and how it all works with the traveling. I am enrolled in 12 credits (the norm for this adventure) and classes are only held while the ship is at sea (not when we are in port). Global studies is the name of the course that everyone on the ship attends. It covers the historical, cultural, industrial, religious, etc., aspects of each port country and area that we travel to. We study that place we are going while we are en route and after we leave that port there is a test on it. The other classes I am in are HIV/AIDS, Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to marriage and family, and Expository Writing: Awareness of Self and Others. The HIV/Aids class is taught by a professor who is 73 years old and lived in southern Africa for most of his life. He has worked for many years toward AIDS awareness and education and is now teaching this course about how it is effecting the people and how it effects so many other countries. The Expository Writing class is also interesting. I took it to make sure that I would have some sort of journal at the end of this voyage and with this class I am sure to. We write about a page a day and turn in a final draft of several for a final portfolio. The Marriage and Family class is very very intersting. It is taught from a very sociological point of view by a professor who has taught, been married, and been a relationship counselor all around the world for over 35 years. He is very knowledgable and entertaining. This class is probably my favorite at this point because it is very thought provoking and the professor is so great! However, for those who know my current relationship status, it is an emotional slap in the face each session.
The classes are semi-challenging to balance with all the fun and excitement surrounding them. They are really taking seriously so don~t think that its just one big party on the ship. There is alot of reading required and when the ship already rocks you to sleep and you try to put reading in the mix, you can~t count the sheep fast enough. Not to mention that the direction we are going, we lose an hour every few days so you never catch up on sleep.
I will be writing soon about Brazil. We are leaving tonight en route Capetown, South Africa. I am so excited for that port, words won~t do it any justice. I am also planning to post some pictures soon so keep checking in!!