a year later

So, I didn't end up applying for the Teacher At Sea program (at least not yet) and I didn't do much testing of my blog over the last year. But I do think I mostly know how to utilize blogspot now. And I may be going to the Celebes Sea (out of Manila) on a National Geographic/NOAA/WHOI research cruise very soon as a research assistant! There have been countless hurdles, but it looks like we might at least get to the point that we will buy plane tickets. Our tentative departure date is Sept 24th and return on Oct 18th. We should know later today (Friday) if the ROV is on the ship in Alaska ready to sail to the Philippines.