Apparently there was a security vulnerability present on the software I had running to host my pictures. Until I can get that resolved, I’ve had to disable the software to prevent further attacks from being launched from my server. I’ll see if I can find another place to host my pictures.<\/p>\n
In other news, ship life has started to become reality, and much more bearable. I’ve gotten over my illness and I’m keeping busy with all the extra-curiccular activities I’ve signed up for (such as Vicarious Voyage, where we exchange letters with a K-12 classroom in the USA…I got a 1st grade classroom in Mass.) as well as all the readings and homework. I’ve also realized that the lulls between Puerto Rico\/Brazil and Brazil\/South Africa are the two longest on the entire voyage…after South Africa, we won’t go more then 4 days without hitting the next port. That’s keeping me happy. Plus, I still have my 21st birthday to look forward to in a little over a month, but it’s not such a big deal anymore, being on this trip. I can drink in any of our port countries, and I’m not allowed to carry a firearm onboard anyways, so the 21 bonus isn’t much of one. For me, it means ice cream cake and cookies onboard.<\/p>\n
We’ve been skirting the coast of Brazil for the past couple of days, according to our in-room real-time map, but we haven’t been able to see any actual land itself. The only clue that we’re near land are the birds that have started flying alongside the ship. I’ve been tracking the ship’s movement through some mapping software and it seems we passed the city of Recife sometime yesterday. I don’t know much about it other than the fact that my software says it’s a major city (population over a million) and that we didn’t pass close enough to get cell phone coverage. The thing I know for sure is that we’ve halved our speed down to 10 knots, meaning we’re on schedule and very close to port.<\/p>\n
Last night, as I was “retarding” (that’s how The Voice stated it) my clock back one hour, I realized that at exactly the same time I wake up on the ship (0700) is exactly the same time I’d be going to bed at home (0200). I also can’t wait to talk to my mom. Only two weeks into the voyage and I’ve changed that much already. Wonder what I’ll be like by the time we hit San Diego.<\/p>\n
Oh yeah, this is also my first time in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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