Hello All! Well tonight the ship moves one more hour forward, making us twelve hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time =) I secretly like moving our clocks forward because it gives me and the rest of the ship an excuse to be tired! Hehe I am just kidding because I get up at the same time everyday no matter what time it is.
We arrive in Malaysia the day after tomorrow! This port is definitely different then the last three because there is no pier to dock on. When we get off the ship we have to board a ferry to take us to the Island of Penang- isn’t that so weird? I’ll let you know how that one goes, should be an adventure. My friends and I are planning what we are doing in Malaysia and there is so much to do! We can go to the capital, the beach, and different islands in Malaysia. We are overwhelmed with activities that are suggested from the faculty and staff on the ship. I personally would love to go to the capital because I hear they have great shopping☺Not that I need to do anymore shopping, but hey when in Malaysia…
Tonight I have a “family dinner”with the faculty member and her husband that adopted me for the voyage! I signed up in the beginning of the semester to be adopted so that I could chat with some faculty and see how their experience is going with Semester- At- Sea. Her name is Patti Duncan and she teaches about Feminism at the University of Washington. Her and her husband just recently made a movie about the “acid-attacks”on women in Cambodia. It was an incredible film and they deserve an immense amount of credit for all that they did in creating it. The faculty is definitely well rounded when it comes to experiences and traveling aboard. It is always extremely easy to walk up to a professor and ask any questions that you may have because you are constantly seeing them on the ship.
I have one more test before all of my midterms are over with. After that I can settle down a bit and enjoy Malaysia! I hear it will be spectacular! Count down of Ten Days until VietNam!!
Peace and Love,
Kristen
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