Pre-Galway (August 29, 2012)
I awoke around 5 a.m. to the ship rocking starboard to port
with accompanying squeaking and groaning sounds. The water has been rough the last couple of
days, with the outer decks closed because of high winds and the waves reaching
heights of 15-17 feet. We had
encountered a storm – not a hurricane – but a North Atlantic storm as we
continue our journey across the Ocean.
We are more than midway now to our goal, Galway which we should reach by
Friday.
I am beginning to have a routine, but of course it will all
change when we reach Galway followed by a series of ports. Today will begin the third round of my
classes, which will finish up tomorrow.
Then we only have intermittent classes until after we leave Antwerpen.
Despite a schedule, I forget some things. I missed a faculty reception last night
simply because keeping track of my classes (including the Spanish and short
story ones I’m sitting in on) and doing my email (every other day) are all I can manage.
Even the pre-port lectures in the evening have been
occasions I watch from my cabin on the closed circuit TV because I still feel I
need some time to myself. Last night’s
lectures were really good about England – with Warren Boeschenstein giving a
history of London and then hitting the highlights of where to visit. Others chimed in with similar information and
also gave some information about Southampton itself.
I am struggling with Spanish and remembering vocabulary although my teacher, Andrea Smith is excellent. She speaks clearly and with expression. I willl persist as it seems that SAS is a good
opportunity to renew my minuscule knowledge of Spanish. More pictures from the journey:
Winston Churchill statue, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Leaving Halifax, parents et al.
St Nicholas Church graveyard, Galway, Ireland
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