MMA got its first snow of the season on Thursday, resulting in afternoon classes being cancelled. I took some pictures of the snow-covered campus, which I’ve posted below.

Today is the one month mark from departing Buzzards Bay for Sea Term 2008. In fact, as you may or may not have noticed, I’ve added a countdown on the right side of the page until we are scheduled to cast off from the pier, and head out to sea. It’s incredible to think that …

This morning at 0400 we were woken up Orientation-style for the Viking Bath, a rite of passage for freshmen. Everyone gets into PT gear, and after doing about 30 minutes of intense warm-up in the passageways, we all run down to Cadet Beach and jump into Buttermilk Bay! This is considered a “Recognition” for being …

One of the things that I have been working on over the past couple of days is setting up posting via email. What this means is that I can send an email to a pre-specified email address that I’ve created, and the software this site uses will automatically turn that email into a post on …

Today the freshmen had a meeting with Capt. Rozak, Capt. Bushy and the other staff and cadet officers involved with Sea Term.  They addressed the key times we need to know, making sure we bring important documents like a passport and school ID, and the basic rules and regulations.  The medical staff talked about how …

In January and February I will be shipping out on the T.S. Enterprise, Mass Maritime’s training ship, for Sea Term.  Sea Term is Mass Maritime’s hands-on training period, where cadets gain practical experience in working and living on board a commercial ship.  Depending on your major, you will do between one and three Sea Terms.  …

I went to New York City this weekend, and took a lot of pictures and video while I was there. I’ve posted some of them below: