Orientation:

Today was Orientation. What more can I say. It was the same old same old at all schools: honor codes, plagarism, what the program is about, health and safety, etc. The coolest part of the day by far was when Archbishop Desmond Tutu walked into the Union and gave us all a speech. For someone that old he is quite energetic, and is an amazing speech-giver. We all gave him a standing ovation when he started and when he ended. After that nothing more can be said. We are actually sailing in between two storms, a tropical storm off of Greenland and a hurricane near the Gulf of Mexico. The waves started getting bigger, the ship started shaking more, and I started feeling sick. On top of that, I had an 8am class the next morning. Definitely not going to take a risk, and am going to sleep early.
-Nimish
Saturday August 28, 2010