This week is the first week of real classes in a classroom with assignments due since we got here. Ah getting back to the grind... We had both Literature of the Sea and History of the Sea today. Spent Lit talking about Two Years Before the Mast and how it related to our ten-day voyage offshore. History met over at the Seaport next to the Joseph Conrad. Glenn likes to use the Seaport as part of his classes, which is really awesome. We talked about form and function of a vessel and how they usually work hand in hand. We also talked about the Age of Exploration back in the classroom, which gave a more general history of who was sailing and what types of vessels they were using. We talked about everything from Columbus to the Chinese.
Other highlights from today! We got to pick Maritime skills today as well as work-study jobs. The options for maritime skills include shipsmithing, ship carving, chanteys, small boat sailing, and demonstration squad. And to think, they make us pick one!! Among the possibilities for work-study jobs are shipyard's assistant (who can help on the Charles W. Morgan) as well as carpenter's helper (who helps repairing different things around the seaport). Is this paradise? I think yes!!! I might get paid to help restore the Morgan or to use my hands building things. I love this place.
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