Class time and Sea Olympics

Between Mauritius and India we had several days of classes, culminating in the Sea Olympics just before we arrived in India.  The cabin areas of the ship are divided into "seas", with each sea having it' own color and events--somewhat like different dorms on a land campus.   In the Sea Olympics, the seas compete against each other in events like crab soccer, jeopardy, sustainable art, tug of war, and many other events.  The faculty, families, and Life Long Learners were organized into their own sea for the Olympics, called the "Nomer Sea" (no mercy!).  I competed with a team in the sustainable sculpture event, and we created a version of the spiral of trash in the Pacific called the Pacific Gyre.  The Carribean Sea students won the Olympics, and won the right to get off the ship first in San Diego, and also have a party in the Faculty/Staff Lounge.  Nomer Sea came in third of ten seas, the highest any faculty/staff team had ever placed.  It was a day of silliness and fun...a nice break from classes and seriousness.