Quick Update: New Email!

Hey everyone! Today I boarded the MV Explorer and am currently somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Since the waves are huge out here and the ship is smaller than an average cruise ship, the boat’s-a-rockin! Luckily, I haven’t gotten sea sick yet (fingers crossed!). On another medical update, I have a crazy bug bite-gone-infected thing going on. I’ll give some more details in the next blog, but it’s bedtime for me! I have to wake up early to go down to the medical clinic in the morning, then I have orientation from 900-1730 (see how cool I am using military time??). :)

Anyway, I just wanted to do a quick blog update and let you know that I got my new email and it’s all set up! The one I posted earlier is actually wrong- no middle initial. But since I have no internet (I’m posting this through free email) I can’t edit that. SOO I will say it here!

***** E-mail: jtaft@semesteratsea.net *****

*note: I CANNOT receive pictures, unless they are less than 4 kB. This means the picture would have to be smaller than the size of a postage stamp…

I know it sounds pathetic, but all of us are going through connection-to-the-world withdrawals here with no Facebook or internet! We all very much appreciate the emails we get (hint, hint!). :)

It’s really cool being unplugged from technology, and meeting and communicating with people on the ship purely through face-to-face interactions. We’re stereotyped as the generation of technology, and as people who are unable to make real connections and have face-to-face relationships. We’re currently proving whoever said that wrong! It’s neat to meet and talk to people completely different than me that I normally wouldn’t hang out with. Also, my roomie is so nice and sweet! We are getting along great so far. :) Hopefully we only get closer!

Email is our only means of communication with the rest of the world, and it is really slow so if I don’t respond right away please forgive me!

(And Mom: I know the “huge waves” line is stressing you out…but please don’t let it!!)

:) Check back for more later!