What a wonderful experience it was ! How much to remember there is! The power and beauty of nature; salty wind , sudden squalls,needle like rocksand issolated islands.
Remember the challenge and excitement ofthe various marine sports. Recall the new friends made while enjoying life on the shipand the program involved.
It is truly a wonderful thing to be able to enjoy such a rich and peaceful world. It is our responsibility to maintain and protect this peace and natural beauty.
To borrow Aika's words ,'There's just a few of us and it may not seem like we're accomplising much , but we should at least do something."
Regarding English, I'm sure everyone would have bad an even more enjoyable time if you you could have spoken just a little more.Please continue to study English that you canuse.
It's 6:30 AM. Get up. Get dressed.Name plate on. T-shirt in.
The first time I ever rode a ship was when I was 10 years old and my family was moving from Okinawa to Honshu. It was not hugeluxury liner like the Fuji Maru, but a small ship in which I remember sleeping in a big room on tatami mats with lots of other passengers.The cruise on the Fuji Maru was certainly agreat contrast o this trip. The only thing these two trips had in common was that I got seasick both times!
Many of the participants I talked with during the Youth Cruise had already had experience traveling abroad. Some had even been to Guam and Saipan. Some parents had sent their children on the cruise so that they would not become bored during the summer . Today , we live in a very prosperous society. Most of the things we want, we already have, or know that we will get them sooner or later. There are many things that we take for granted, too, because we are too busy to think about them.The Youth Cruise gave us an opportunity tostop and reflect upon many issues we take for granted, namely world peace, the importance of preserving our environment, the importanceof the spirit of international cooperation and helping others'* what we will wear, while youwere on the GoodwillCruise, yourdays were filledwith learning the importance of responsibility and cooperation You spent time helping others get to the deck by 6:50 every morning, findingvarious rooms or decks for various activities, aswell as teaching some one to dance the 'bon-odon.