A week ago we picked up all the students and began our long trek across the Pacific. We were going to be on a ship for a whole week with 600 college students, I know what you’re thinking, how did we ever survive! First of all we are on the highest deck where there are cabins. Some students are as many as five decks below us.
Classes started two days after we left Mexico. Now every morning I go to Global Studies for an hour, then I go to the Lido restaurant and do some schoolwork for another hour.
I haven’t been sea sick yet except for a little headache hear or there. The funny thing is I got those headaches while wearing bracelets that are supposed to help with seasickness. But when I took them off I felt better.
I have made a lot more friends in the past week including two boys who have been traveling the world for the last five months, they have been to twenty two countries. The boys names are Luke and Nicholas, but he prefers to be called Nico he is nine and Luke is twelve. I also met a kid named Keatten who is fourteen, he is also very nice. Keatten is better at basketball than most of the college kids.
Yesterday we docked in Honolulu to pick up supplies and stretch our legs. The only way you could have gotten of the ship was by going on a trip. We went on a trip where we got to spend three hours on Waikiki beach, then we went snorkeling on a catamaran. The highlight of the trip for me was holding an octopus. The place they took us for snorkeling wasn’t the best, it was a little murky, and the only fish to be found were triggerfish and a few different species of tang, it was a forty foot boat, and we barely had space for everybody. The college students played their music so loud that I got a headache. The worst part was that most of the music was terrible.
When we got off the bus back from our trip me and my dad had to turn right around and catch the shuttle to Walmart. We didn’t have any time to get back on the ship to change so I ended up going in my swim stuff. We didn’t get back until about nine o’clock. Then two hours later we started the slow journey across the Pacific to Japan.
P.S I’m sorry for the distance between posts.
Marshall Family's Grand Adventure 
Thank you, Tate, for bringing us up to date. What is the number one thing you have learned in Global Studies?
Next year we are going to Japan. I would like you to be very descriptive when writing about that country. Are you an adventurous eater? I am. I would love to know all the exotic foods that you are eating. Love, Aunt Marilyn
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What are you learning in global studies?
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Have you all adjusted to being in a “tiny house” together ? Or is there enough room in other spaces on the ship to spread around out? How is the global studies class? Is the teacher pretty good? Do you like taking the class with the college students? You are lucky to be out at sea – we are in our fourth day of snow and really cold weather – it was 12 degrees here yesterday morning – so the snow isn’t melting – the piles of it just keep getting taller and taller where everyone is trying to clear out driveways and sidewalks. It is beautiful and really, getting around is pretty easy as long as I drive slow.
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Keep up the excellent writing Tate! It’s great to hear about these adventures. Hugs from here, Katy and Liam.
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Nice to learn about your activities on the boat and in Hawaii. I like your entry.
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Perfect time for you all to be on a grand adventure! I am enjoying following your trip on this blog. “Hello” to Japan for me 🙂
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Your a great sailor if you haven’t been seasick!! Mr. Pendleton I loved hearing about your new friends.
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Nice post, Tate. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. By the way, the Timbers drafted an interesting prospect, Jeremy Ebobisse. My girlfriend, Maribeth, and I will be going to Tucson and hope to see him in a game there at the “Desert Friendlies”. Take care, enjoy your trip!
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