24 april 2009
2157 (9:57p)
quick update from the pacific!
the ship has been a blur of review sessions, our last days of class and overall studying. i've been writing up papers and reviewing notes for our upcoming finals. tomorrow is our global studies final, which was moved to the afternoon, so that we can have the whole day to review.
as a result of tests and papers, there hasn't been much going on. we lose another hour tonight, so we will be 3 hours behind the east coast; with one more to lose before guatemala.
speaking of guatemala, we got an extensive outline in our dean's memo about what we can and cannot do in guatemala; apparently things have been rough there lately. below is verbatim from the memo:
Based on the current security assessment from ISE and its partners, the following precautions are required for Guatemala:
* A mandatory curfew is in effect for all voyagers throughout the country. Please be back in your hotel or on the ship by 2300.
* ISE strongly discourages any independent travel to Guatemala City.
* Avoid public buses in Guatemala city.
* ISE strongly discourages travel to the airport unless traveling with an SAS trip or SAS sponsored transportation.
* Avoid independent travel to Tikal and remote areas of Tikal.
* Use only reputable tour operators and reputable transportation providers.
* Because of frequent highway robbery and hijackings independent travel should avoid any road at night, rural roads, and remote areas.
* Hikers have been a frequent target by criminals. Volcano hikes should be planned as a group and with reputable guides.
* Independent Travel Forms should be filled out.
* Review the U.S. State Department Country Information sheet in the Health and Safety case in Tymitz Square.
* Attend the preport and diplomatic briefings for more information.
i have no plans yet, but apparently i will not be heading to guatemala city or tikal and i won't be riding on airplanes or buses! i'm sure we'll get much more information about this at our pre-port.
i'm off to review and head to bed, it's getting late!
less than two weeks left of my amazing adventure, whats next?!
(happy birthday, just one more time, to andrew! miss you!)
25 April 2009
those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. -- anonymous
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2 comments:
baby face...you got the cutest little baby face. there's not another one to take your place baby face my whole heart is thumpin' you sure have started somethin'.......
Looking forward to seeing that baby face in 11 days.
love,
mom
pS what ever you are planning to do in Guatemala, do it wisely and safely and in a very large group of say 700 of your favorite shipmates. other than that, vaya con Dios!
your STSCITER and bruddas miss you and want you to come home NOW. Just so you know, i had to rewrite this word 4 times b/c i couldn't spell it right - redickerous!
Just a quickie as i am buzzausted from my frivolous day. We had our baby shower today - it really was great fun, and the food was yummy - twas all so good no one would go HOME and we thought it would never end. Since then I been sooooo tired and Caroline is SOOOOO bored - she is currently hanging upsidedown over the arm of the sofa and humming frank sinatra songs.......yeah, like i said BORED!
Tomorrow we will have brunch here with "nana and papa" and then Caro will head back to Ttown for dead week and then the next week is exams and she will officially be an upperclassman. It's all whizzing by - but you know all about that!
Anywho - just wanted to say hey! and hope all is well - ttysoon!! love you~ Aunt T :)
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