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2024-11-12_Class Afloat_Fishing and Looking forward to Morocco

We found out the details of our Morocco trip yesterday, and we’re all really excited about it. Looking forward camels, desert camps, night skies full of stars, and so much…

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2024-11-11_Class Afloat_Remembrance Day

Brychan’s global history class helped us commemorate Remembrance Day yesterday with a recitation of „In Flanders Fields,“ and the playing of The Last Post. They also made poppies for us…

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2024-11-10_Class Afloat_Just a regular Day

Just another day at school today. The usual things, you know: a fire drilland abandon-ship drill where we all stood on the main deck with life vestsover our shoulders while…

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2024-11-09_Class Afloat_a very special Dinner

It was a quiet morning on the Alex-2. We saved up all the excitement for later in the day. Jack caught three fish: two got away and broke his heart…

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2024-11-08_Class Afloat_ Birthday celebrations

We started the day with two birthdays: Luke and Mel are another year older. This meant cake and cupcakes later in the day, thanks to the Alex-2 chefs! The rest…

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2024-11-07_Class Afloat_Goodbye, Porto!

It was our last day in Porto, and we made the most of it. A bunch of us signed up for surfing lessons. Thanks, Olivia T., for organizing this totally…

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2024-11-06_Class Afloat_Tile-painting in Porto

We had a lot to do today in Porto. Everyone went on a 3-hour walking tour that showed us the African heritage and colonial roots of the city. Many of…

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2024-11-05_Class Afloat_Enjoying Porto

Porto is a really beautiful city. It’s got lots of different types of architecture. In some places, it looks like a setting for a fantasy novel. The food market in…

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2024-11-04_Class Afloat_First day in Porto

We woke up at port in Porto, Portugal. The morning was spent doing a brutal deep ship clean but now the Alex-2 is looking pretty spiffy below deck. We also…

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2024-10-31_Class Afloat – The games are afloat!

Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:45:38 -0400Subject: 10/30/24 The games are afloat! Many crew members were taken out in our AmongUs-style game. Who will survive All Hallow’s Eve? It’s getting…

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