Between Salvador and Namibia we have to advance our clocks 5 hours. With only 7 days to do this in, we are all acting a little wacky. Before Brazil we advance one hour so as of Tuesday, September 16th I am 5 hours ahead of time at home, with one more hour to advance before Namibia. I am starting to get a little stir crazy and wish I could just go out and take a walk on a street or lay in the grass and gaze at the stars.
Monday evening was pretty eventful. I had dinner with the Ambassadors Ball committee where we got a lot accomplished. The menu is coming along as well are the favors. After the meeting I went salsa dancing for the first time, we learned a few basic moves and just danced around the pool deck for an hour. Dancing is a lot of fun for me, it’s a great way to relieve stress. I then went to a documentary about acid victims in Cambodia. I can not give any details because the film is not going to be released to the public until 2009 and because of safety issues regarding the families involved in the documentary. The only reason we go to preview it is because one of our professor’s was a co-producer of the film. It was an extremely moving film and I can not wait for the world to acknowledge this problem and to help resolve the issue which is facing more countries than you think. I wish I could project how much the documentary affected me and many of the other students who viewed the film.
The days are going by fast but time is melting together. It is hard to remember what I did which day. This whole trip feels like one long day. We arrive in Namibia on Friday and will leave next Tuesday. If you have any questions or want me to write about anything in particular please feel free to email me at jmwinters@semesteratsea.net I can not see any of the comments you are making for each blog entry so please email me any requests for information.
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