Friends have been asking me about the ship we'll sail on. It is the M/V Explorer. It was built in Germany as one of the world's fastest cruise ship and completed in 2001 by Blohm and Voss shipbuilders. The gross tonnage is 24,318. Length is 590 feet with an 84 foot beam. Its draft is 24 feet, and the cruising speed is 28 knots (1.15 mph/knot). There are 418 cabins and six participant decks. It has a library and large hall for the entire student body to meet together. There are 196 crew from 20 countries. Approximately 32 professors will hold classes in nine classrooms. There will be up to 836 passengers.
Matthew will be teaching Technosonics, Mobile Interactive Computer Ensemble Tour (better known as MICE), and Ecoacoustics - Sites and Sounds. Aniseh will be teaching A World of Dance - An Interactive Study of National Dances.
My choices for possible classes include Theatre History - Theatre and Ritual, Studies in Poetry, True Lies: Creative Writing as Critical and Trans-Cultural Consciousness, Golden Peaches and Vermillion Birds: Introduction to Chinese Poetry, English as a Global Language, Classical Asian Philosophy, Physics for Mariners, International Service-Learning, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Comparative Educational Systems, and/or Nutrition Around the World. They all sound pretty interesting, so it will be fun to see which two I can fit into my nanny schedule.
Judy
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Ahoy there mates! Did you make it out of Anchorage on time? I am sure you have heard we are under the great meltdown. Temp..48 Winds...60-80mph I am glad you are on a boat and not on the mountain. Take care! We send you our best!
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