The Start of My Travels - Summer 2010

The past four months have been … what are the words? Different… adventurous… full of highs and lows, to say the least….













I’ve been to Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Germany, Norway, France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy. I’ve taught Spanish speaking orphan teens how to put on a condom,
I’ve hiked over a 4700 meter high mountain in Peru on my way to Machu Picchu,
I’ve walked by candle light through the amazon rainforest,

I’ve strolled through the witches market and I’ve ridden a bike straight down the side of a steep mountain for 5 hours on “death Road” in Bolivia,



I’ve paddled a reed boat in lake Titicaca,















slept in a hotel made fully out of salt, seen pink flamingos on the salt flats of Bolivia,
I’ve sand boarded in San Pedro, Chile on the Atacama desert,
and I’ve seen a traditional tango show in Argentina. I’ve endured night buses, winding roads, car sickness and altitude sickness.

And at the end of August I boarded a full rigged Norwegian ship named the SS Sorlandet to be the medical officer in a program called Class Afloat.

My home is now the ship, I share my home with 7 faculty members, 8 professional crew and 55 students coming from Canada, Columbia, Mexico, Barbados, Amsterdam, Germany, and Norway. Together we sail. Together we learn. And together we explore.

And these will be my stories about my travels around the world with Class Afloat. Welcome to my blog...