From the week ending June 20, 1997
What are you doing for the summer?
...Neal S., Weymouth, MA
by Chris O'Neil, aboard ship...
After sailing around the world onboard Concordia,
what new perspectives on life do you have?
...Megan C., Evergreen Junior High School, Redmond, WA
by Amanda Verkade, aboard ship...
From the week ending June 13, 1997
Are you keeping in contact with your family and
friends back home?
...Kirstie R., B.C., Canada
by Francois Ares, aboard ship...
Do you plan to continue sailing after being on
Concordia?
...Toni M., Wilmington, DE
by John Schneider, aboard ship...
From the week ending June 6, 1997
If you could go back to any place to visit, where
would you go and why?
...Mr. Conlin's Class, St. Kevin School, Springfield, PA
by Meredith Shake, aboard ship...
What was the funniest part of the trip?
...Manhatten Beach Intermediate School, Manhatten Beach, CA
by Jacquie Davies, aboard ship...
From the week ending May 30, 1997
Now that you have begun the part of your trip
where the ports are closer together, what changes are
you anticipating in the activities onboard Concordia?
...Cameron F., Vancouver, Canada
by Jon Justice, aboard ship...
How has the addition of new crew members
affected the full semester students' daily life?
...Ms. Lyon's Class, Joseph E. Martin School, East Taunton, MA
by Kendra Schmidt, aboard ship...
From the week ending May 23, 1997
How do you celebrate birthdays onboard
Concordia?
...Grant K., Carmel, IN
by Karen May, aboard ship...
After sailing around the world onboard Concordia,
what new perspectives on life do you have?
...Megan C., Evergreen Junior High School, Redmond, WA
by Nicholas Paradis, aboard ship...
From the week ending May 17, 1997
What do you look forward to most when coming to
a new port?
...Cameron F., Vancouver, Canada
by Patrick Bartlolatz-Sawyer, aboard ship...
Do you find it hard to communicate with people
when visiting different countries?
...Vanessa E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
by Angela Bartlett, aboard ship...
What kind of meals does the cook make and what
are some of your favorite meals?
...Jonathon B., Manhatten Beach Intermediate School, Manhatten
Beach, CA
by Kendra Schmidt, aboard ship...
From the week ending May 9, 1997
I've been accepted as a full-year student in Class
Afloat. What advice can you give me?
...Grant K., Carmel, IN
by Karen May, aboard ship...
From the week ending May 2, 1997
After this incredible experience, do any of you
think that sailing will be in your professional careers?
...Mary M., Charlottesville, VA
by Charlotte Redway, aboard ship...
From the week ending April 25, 1997
How many countries did you go to so far and
which one was your favorite?
...Rebecca K., Solomon Schecheter School, Newton, MA
by Kendra Schmidt, aboard ship...
What is the most interesting place you have
been? Why?
...Jake C., Oregon, USA
by Jon Dillon, aboard ship...
From the week ending April 18, 1997
How is sailing in the Black Sea different from
sailing in the ocean?
...R. Ricci, Somerville, MA, 4/14
by Sebastien Cloutier, aboard ship, 4/16...
Has anyone on the crew gotten seasick?
...David and JJ, Hartland, WI, 4/14
by Karen May, aboard ship, 4/16
From the week ending April 11, 1997
Do you have any type of dress code?
...Sun Coast Middle School, 3/28
by Charlotte Redway, aboard ship, 4/7...
In one of the newsletters we received, you
mentioned seeing a pod of whales. How close was the
pod of whales to your ship?
...Sun Coast Middle School, 3/28
by Trina Johnson, aboard ship, 4/7
From the week ending April 4, 1997
What is your favorite thing about Class Afloat?
...Jamie A., Bellefonte, PA, 3/28
by Jacquie Davies, aboard ship, 4/4...
How has this experience onboard Concordia
changed you?
...The Abbot School, Westford, MA, 3/28
by Chris O'Neil, aboard ship, 4/4
From the week ending March 28, 1997
Was it hard to adapt to the small living spaces?
...Kim J., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3/7
by Kendra Schmidt, aboard ship, 3/23...
How do you get power onboard Concordia?
...Ms. Pascay's Class, Abbot School, Westford, MA, 3/7
by Jon Dillon, aboard ship, 3/23
Do you ever see butterflies or other "land
dwelling" creatures while you are out to at sea?
...Cameron F., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3/17
by Jeff Mackie, aboard ship, 3/23
From the week ending March 21, 1997
What do you miss most about home?
...Mr. Maranville's Class, Abbott School, Westford, MA, 3/7
by Karen May, aboard ship, 3/15...
Do you feel that the time off between semesters,
the mixing of watches, and the addition of the new
students and crew will affect the tight sense of unity we
felt as students onboard Concordia for the first
semester?
...Aubin D., Class Afloat Fall 1996, 2/21
by Patrick Bartolatz-Sawyer, aboard ship, 3/15..
From the week ending March 14, 1997
Do any new people ever come on the boat?
...Tara K., Mansfield Middle School, Storrs, CT 3/7
by Abbey Wood, aboard ship, 3/10...
Have you become good friends with people in the
countries you have visited? If you have, are you going
to keep in touch with them?
...Mansfield Middle School, Storrs, CT 3/7
by Abbey Wood, aboard ship, 3/10...
Can you describe what the sky looks like at
night?
...Vanessa E., Calgary, Canada, 3/7
by Jeff Mackie, aboard ship, 3/10...
From the week ending March 7, 1997
When you were in Malaysia, you said that you
visited a sanke temple. What is a snake temple?
...Ms. Dunn's Class, Bristol, TN, 2/28
by Jeff Mackie, aboard ship, 3/6...
Where do you store your food?
...Mr. Babin's Class, Westford, MA, 2/28
by Kristin Smith, aboard ship, 3/3...
