We left Thailand about 2 hours ago and are now moving toward Vietnam. We should be there in two days, which does not leave a lot of time for two full days of classes and all the pre-port sessions for Ho Chi Minh City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City. Academics we have talked with in the last few days are feeling like John is -- there is not much time left to cover everything in classes and get ready for exams. Hard to believe it is already that time. John started putting his finals together today and others have started as well. Students are still working on assignments and papers and it sounds like they aren't thinking about exams yet. They also have a number of port activities they are trying to manage, since they have a few for each of their classes that they must work in.
We have the usual movies displaying on the tv for the next port. I just finished watching "Heaven & Earth" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107096/, a 1993 Oliver Stone film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Hiep Thi Le. It was very well done and is based on the true story "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places" written by Le Ly Hayslip and Jay Wurts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Heaven_and_Earth_Changed_Places, and the sequel "Child of War, Woman of Peace" by Le Ly Hayslip and her son James Hayslip http://www.amazon.com/Child-War-Woman-Peace-Hayslip/dp/0385471475.
Our current location at 2215 ship time:
Latitude: 12 degrees 43.7' N
Longitude: 100 degrees 43.8' E
Course: 175 degrees
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