Mystery Port

Hey readers.  My apologies for not updating in a while.  I know I need to write about India and Neptune Day, but things have just been really busy.  They were both fun, but India was kind of exhausting so I think that is the reason I haven't written about it yet.  I'll write about hose two events tomorrow,  hopeuflly.  I also have to tell you guys about Singapore, which we're gang to for the day tomorrow.

 

I trust that you all, who have better access to news, know about the situation in Japan.  With the 8.9 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant that is now leaking radiation 200 miles north of Tokyo, ISE has decided we aren't going to Japan anymore.  I only know bits and pieces of the story because internet is so sparse on the ship, but I know it's bad.  The plant started to shake two days ago and people already have signs of radiation poisoning.  It's a bummer not to go, but it's probably for the best.  Japan is a place I can go back to in the future.  I'd be more likely to return there than some of the other ports we are now considering going to.  Plus, I'd rather go to Japan when it's safer and the country is ask at full strength so I can more fully enjoy the country and all it has to offer.

 

Dean Dan made the announcement today in Global Studies.  He is probably the only one on the ship who knows how to talk to a crowd and turn a bad situation into a positive, using just his words.  We should have a new port in a couple of days, once ISE works out all the logistical issues.  Right now, our potential new countries are: Taiwan, South Korea, or the Philippines (where most of our crew is from).  Any of them would be cool, especially South Korea.  The other options were to spend more time in China or Hawaii, which I hope is not the case.  This is the first time in my life where I have no idea where I'll be in three weeks.  It's really exciting actually.  It's a real adventure.  

 

The only thing bad is that now my itinerary shirt, with all the flags from our voyage on it, is now wrong.  My friend and I were joking that this is just a marketing ploy by SAS to get us all to buy more shirts.