Kategorie: English Blog Posts (146 Ergebnisse)
Democracy on the ship
Position: 26°20,0´N, 034°43,5´W Who is in favour? Who is against? Any one who wants to abstain?Maybe many readers think that on a ship only the captain has the right to decide and the crew has to follow any orders and… mehr lesen
Fogo – Hiking on top of an active volcano
Position: 15°10,7’ N; 23°13,8’ W° “Freddie! Wake up! It’s 5.50 and in ten minutes there is a fine breakfast for you!” Slowly I open my eyes and recognize that I´m not at the Thor Heyerdahl but in a nice room… mehr lesen
Happy new Year!
Date: 31.12.2020Position: 16°53,1’N 24°59,7’W “…3…2…1… Happy New Year!” There were so many people on the quarter deck who wished each other all the best for the new year. Everyone was smiling and looked really happy. The first preparations for the… mehr lesen
Two minutes about school
Date: 27th of December 2020Position: 20°15,7’ N, 021°23,6’ W Welcome to my todays talk about school aboard the Thor Heyerdahl. I would like to structure my speech into the sections facts, form, figures and function. Let me start with some… mehr lesen
A different Christmas
Date: 24.12.2020Position: 25° 09.9’ N 013°23,2’ W When I woke up, I first had to think about what was the special thing about this day… Oh- right! It’s Christmas. I’m honest: It didn’t feel like Christmas at all. Usually, on… mehr lesen
In 29 Meters height
Date: 20th of DecemberPosition: 28° 02,9’ N 016° 43,3’ W It was a typical day in the galley (well not typical because I made 40 steaks on my own but yeah) and I had my first free time hour at… mehr lesen
The ghost of Thor Heyerdahl
Date: 20th of DecemberPosition: 28° 02,9’ N, 016° 43,5’ W I am sailing,I am sailing,when the wind blows,across the sea. The ship goes through the water like a bird in the sky heading its safe and warm nest, in the… mehr lesen
Culture on board
Date: 20th December 2020Position: 28° 02,9’ N, 016° 43,5’ W What is culture? It is not visible and it becomes nothing if you try to grab it. But there are some categories that are commonly used to describe this mysterious… mehr lesen
Galley from a Ship Bell’s point of view
Date: 25/11/2020 At 6:00am a tired student turns on the lights. I see him walking through the galley to the coffee machine. Another starts cutting fruits for the fruit salad and two more prepare cheese, drinks and bread. Suddenly for… mehr lesen
Sentry Duty – an obligation full of potential wonders
Date: 17th of NovemberPosition: 39º 06.8’ N 010º 26,3’ W Darkness. Suddenly, a whispering voice repeating my name again and again. What time is it? I hesitate to open my eyes, trying to make out the person in front of… mehr lesen