this is the first posting of my first blog ever, and probably my last. many of you reading this, don't be suprised to get postcards too - my spirit is old school.
this blog and chapter of my life is dedicated with much love to gaye, grace, sesheta, yakini, glynis, javier, y renee on this side of the digital divide; and mom, grammy, and deshawn on the other.
in three days i leave for the bahamas to begin a semester at sea (more on this later), where i will be traveling around the world in 100 days while working in a shipboard (MV Explorer) library (don't think it has a name, but it should) that serves 700 undergrad students, some adult learners, and 100 or so faculty and staff people.
during my semester at sea, i will be on leave from my regular librarian gig at the university of ca, santa barbara - we're on the quarter system, rather than the semester system, but we are located at the sea.
thanks for covering for me ref deskers, chimene, xima, gary, and jane.
as you can imagine preparing to leave home for 3.5 months requires a considerable amount of preparation, so I'm going to get back to it. with 3 days to go i'm still adding as much to my to do list as i'm crossing off - sigh! despite the to do list, i'm soooo ready.
stay tuned and i'll keep you posted on what i see and do on the high seas, and at each port - traveling, living, and learning.
whew - one more thing off the to do list!
