no matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.

the quote above is again from the lovely wikiquote. it's from the movie, dead poet's society, with robin williams. a great movie, i would love to see it again. i think i originally saw it in high school to coincide with reading 'a separate peace.'

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we are all sitting around the ship, essentially twiddling our thumbs and waiting to be cleared. well, actually, the ship has been cleared but the passports have not yet been completely processed. and because the girls and i plan to spend the duration of our time off the ship, we need our passports.

so, i've been typing away at my india blog as mckendree naps. our lovely cabin steward, andrew, keeps popping in to try and clean our room, but we're still here. he is the sweetest young man, and he was brought back our laundry today; which we were not expecting. it was like christmas! i was getting down to my last clean clothes, so i was thrilled to have more options.

last night was a good time - we watched the office in our room, and it was hilarious. i have certainly come to love the show over the course of the voyage; mostly because it's funny and partially because it's the only sort of television we get to see. it was the episode where dwight tries to simulate a fire so that everyone can practice what they'd do in an emergency. afterward there was some singing, guitar playing and overall good conversation. we also attempted to get a game plan for japan, where our friend brian spent time last year. looks like a rail pass is in my future, so i have to plan accordingly and possibly purchase one in vietnam.

as for thailand, i'm ready to go.

i'm going to type away at india for a bit longer and then hopefully i can grab my passport and get going. i may be on the internet (skype) in the next 5 days, so keep a lookout. love and miss you all! xo