We are now about halfway between Morocco and Ghana, along the west coast of Africa. Today is very foggy and rainy.... When we are at sea, we are busy with classes and meetings, so there is not a lot to post about....I was able to follow the last part of the Florida-Tennessee game on CNN's play-by-play last night---Go Gators!
A VP for IBM spoke on ship yesterday about sustainability issues, and we have formed a Sustainability Club on the ship that is doing a "Low Yo Flow" campaign to get people to conserve water. Sustainability has turned out to be a major emphasis on this voyage... The students are really into it, and it is one of the three themes of the Global Studies course that all students on the ship are required to take. I have been reading Bill McKibben's new book "Eaarth"--very sobering.... In the evenings we have "Explore Seminars" on topics of interest. I am going to be on a panel on sustainability tonight....
Since we are at sea, I will take some photos of the ship in the next few days to give you a sense of what it's like to teach on board....
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