Hi, KCBS
I kind of understand why there must be a lot of activities on a cruise ship,because if there aren't, people would go crazy and start to jump overboard! Hahaha!
The kids spent the entire day on the cruise ship, and we had to keep them busy. Fortunately, figuring things out became our theme for the day! Breakfast was the first thing. We figured out that it would be difficult for us to meet as a group and then eat together. So, we ate separately. After breakfast, we had some free time before meeting in the China Town room. We found out that the venue was not suitable for Dr. Barnhart to give a lecture due to the lack of a projector. So, we had to figure out a way to"entertain" the kids.
In the end, the HASSE staff members played group games and did a lesson on the 7 habits of an effective teenager. The kids had more fun playing simple things than they had expected; there was more participation than I had anticipated, and the kids laughed a lot! After lunch, we had to figure out how to keep the kids busy until their 4pm class. So, we brought the kids to a hairy chest contest,not to participate, but to watch and have some fun! Following that, we went to a hip-hop dance lesson. Most of the kids watched; only William, Arielle, and Brenda participated on stage with many others. Watching hip-hop can be tiring, so there was a rest time from the time the lesson was over until 4pm.
We had the conference room from 4pm to 6pm, and we began our first lecture on the Mayan Civilization. The kids tried hard to battle against fatigue while Dr. Barnhart gave us the background on the ancient Mayans. There was a lot of information and Dr. Barnhart has been gracious enough to share his power points. Yay~
What the kids were really looking forward to was the formal dinner party! The kids were asked to bring a formal outfit, and that was the highlight of the day. After the class ended around 6pm, the kids were given time to change into their formal attire. When I went back to my room, I thought I had entered a variation of the body ritual from Nacirema! I quickly changed and left! Dr. Barnhart wanted to show us the stars in the sky before dinner, so we met up at the upper deck at 7:30pm. Dr. Barnhart showed us Jupiter and other constellations that the ancient Mayans might have been able to observe with their naked eyes. That was interesting!
Somehow, having dinner in formal attire makes the atmosphere and the food different! The waiters also brightened our dinner time by serenading to us the famous Italian song named L'amour. (I am uncertain of its origin and spelling) After dinner, the group posed for group photos just as the entire ship was transformed into a prom setting with different photography moments. The kids had some free time to walk around in their nice clothes before curfew time.
The girls in my room came back to the room on time because I have reminded them that they needed a good night's sleep. The ship is going to land at Progreso and we would disembark and head over to our first Mayan destination tomorrow! I wanted to save my energy, so I fell asleep in the midst of the girls' chattering. Mayan ruins,here we come!
Frankie
I kind of understand why there must be a lot of activities on a cruise ship,because if there aren't, people would go crazy and start to jump overboard! Hahaha!
The kids spent the entire day on the cruise ship, and we had to keep them busy. Fortunately, figuring things out became our theme for the day! Breakfast was the first thing. We figured out that it would be difficult for us to meet as a group and then eat together. So, we ate separately. After breakfast, we had some free time before meeting in the China Town room. We found out that the venue was not suitable for Dr. Barnhart to give a lecture due to the lack of a projector. So, we had to figure out a way to"entertain" the kids.
In the end, the HASSE staff members played group games and did a lesson on the 7 habits of an effective teenager. The kids had more fun playing simple things than they had expected; there was more participation than I had anticipated, and the kids laughed a lot! After lunch, we had to figure out how to keep the kids busy until their 4pm class. So, we brought the kids to a hairy chest contest,not to participate, but to watch and have some fun! Following that, we went to a hip-hop dance lesson. Most of the kids watched; only William, Arielle, and Brenda participated on stage with many others. Watching hip-hop can be tiring, so there was a rest time from the time the lesson was over until 4pm.
We had the conference room from 4pm to 6pm, and we began our first lecture on the Mayan Civilization. The kids tried hard to battle against fatigue while Dr. Barnhart gave us the background on the ancient Mayans. There was a lot of information and Dr. Barnhart has been gracious enough to share his power points. Yay~
What the kids were really looking forward to was the formal dinner party! The kids were asked to bring a formal outfit, and that was the highlight of the day. After the class ended around 6pm, the kids were given time to change into their formal attire. When I went back to my room, I thought I had entered a variation of the body ritual from Nacirema! I quickly changed and left! Dr. Barnhart wanted to show us the stars in the sky before dinner, so we met up at the upper deck at 7:30pm. Dr. Barnhart showed us Jupiter and other constellations that the ancient Mayans might have been able to observe with their naked eyes. That was interesting!
Somehow, having dinner in formal attire makes the atmosphere and the food different! The waiters also brightened our dinner time by serenading to us the famous Italian song named L'amour. (I am uncertain of its origin and spelling) After dinner, the group posed for group photos just as the entire ship was transformed into a prom setting with different photography moments. The kids had some free time to walk around in their nice clothes before curfew time.
The girls in my room came back to the room on time because I have reminded them that they needed a good night's sleep. The ship is going to land at Progreso and we would disembark and head over to our first Mayan destination tomorrow! I wanted to save my energy, so I fell asleep in the midst of the girls' chattering. Mayan ruins,here we come!
Frankie
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