Posted by Amanda They say never visit India for the first time. So far, I love it! I was getting leery of it for fear of getting sick and all the talk of the dirt, the men trying to touch me (called eve-teasing), and the hawkers. I was actually thinking it might be worse than China. Our diplomatic briefing made me miss Cape Town and the hassles of getting everyone off the ship didn't help the situation. Plus the dock is loaded with cars ready to be shipped a...

posted by Noah When last we left off, Aegean Sea had kicked major toochis in the Opening Chant contest and now it was time for all the events. Amanda and I weren't participating in too many events. We were judging some, and trying to be helpful for others. But we did take part in the board games. Amanda was doing Pictionary and I was the Scrabble guy (well, me and a guy named Paul). I had been practicing a LOT for Scrabble on my computer. I probably fell two we...

Posted by Amanda and Noah Today was the Sea Olympics, the day when each "sea" residence unit competes with all the others in a variety of events. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it was a total blast. The games were fun, the competition was fierce, but mostly good natured and the sense of unity and energy was nothing short of thrilling. I often get cranky about these kids, when I think they're wasting their globehopping experience in a drunken...