Nassau

January 20

Aidan: We spent yesterday in Nassau, in the Bahamas, and found a nice beach. I built a mountain of sand on the beach with my friend Josiah, and put hidden treasure in it. Then we were back on the ship, the Explorer, which is our home for the next fourteen weeks. During the day, the college students got on board, and now everyone is on board. Other than the beach, I did not like Nassau at all.

This morning, Alex Nalbach, one of the professors on the ship, asked me if I would do a one-second interview on film. So he set up his camera, and asked "What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word Caribbean?" I thought for a second, and said "The Caribbean plate!" meaning the tectonic plate that the Caribbean is on, near the North American plate. I think he was surprised.  I had thought of saying "pirates," but figured that it was too boring an answer. 

Maeve: Everyone loves me! I walk down the halls and everyone smiles and talks to me. I share a cabin with Aidan, where I sleep at night. I get to see a lot of Josiah, and also Sam, Charlie, and their dad, Ridge.