Kategorie: English Blog Posts (155 Ergebnisse)
The last chapter: Leaving
I have been on this ship for six a half months now. I have seen the world as a 15 year old. I have lived here with people who I didn’t know half a year ago. Now I know them… mehr lesen
Our little moments
“This was my highlight of the watch, of the day, of the week, of the month, maybe even of the whole journey!” At some point I stopped counting. I stopped counting all the times I said that this was my… mehr lesen
To new horizons
Internship aboard the Thor is something like enjoying a relaxed day with hardly any work and no watch? Or do you rather have the opposite in mind, where you do boring, monotonous jobs as an intern? What is really behind… mehr lesen
Our students’ meetings – fun and chaos
Today it’s Saturday and after cleaning up our ship we, the students, have a regular event. It’s called students’ meeting and takes place every Saturday at sea. It gives us the chance to talk about issues that are important for… mehr lesen
The Acores – whales, cows and European feeling
After three weeks on the North Atlantic Ocean with stormy weather, really big waves that reached the quarter deck and many adventurous watches, we saw green islands on the horizon. One of our lookouts shouted “land in sight” and everyone… mehr lesen
On our own course
Having spent five months aboard the Thor Heyerdahl, we have learned so much about all the daily tasks on a sailing ship. So much that we now can take over the ship on our own. Of course, the crew members… mehr lesen
Crossing the North Atlantic – A hard time?
Before KUS and also during the time on Thor, many people always told me stories about the North Atlantic. How hard the crossing is, because of the strong winds, big waves, and seasickness. So, when we were on the Bermudas,… mehr lesen
What makes life more creative on the Thor
There are many small details that make living on the Thor so special, and one of them are our projects. Every Friday, all students meet up from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in little groups of round about ten people.… mehr lesen
”In order to write about life, first you must live it.”
This quote is from Ernest Hemingway, one of the most famous American writers of the last century, whose influence on the capital of Cuba, was greater than that of any other author. Nearly everywhere in Havana there are reminders of… mehr lesen
Visiting the Frederico Engels School: a few days in another system
We were riding our bikes along a small road, before we turned left. Suddenly, in front of us, there was the big building of the “Frederico Engels School”. All 1074 Students stood there and cheered. Only for our arrival, they… mehr lesen