Ekumae Lantern Festival, Japan
It was Friday morning and time for my driver’s test in Japan (driving on the other side of the road for…
Read More“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.”-Freya Stark
The Trip Over: The plane ride to Japan can be summed up with these words: Tiresome, Cramped, Stuffy, Irritable, Vexing, Perturbed….
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Deployment Chronicles–> Article 30 “Coming Home.”
Our trek back across the ocean was not very eventful but it was full of little exercises with the ships we…
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Deployment Chronicles–> Article 29 “ROME <3"
Rome Rome Rome! Soo excited! Once we were peirside they promised maximized liberty and my liberty group booked 2 rooms at…
Read MoreDeployment Chronicles–> Article 27 “Idea Gone Bad”
Airboss is gone 🙁 We had his farewell yesterday. He went to the carrier for the rest of the deployment and we…
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Deployment Chronicles–> Article 25 “I jumped overboard… FOR SWIM CALL!”
The best thing happened to the bridge watches starting last week. WE WENT TO 5 SECTION!!! Its amazing. This means that…
Read MoreDeployment Chronicles–> Article 23 “The Seven Seas!”
So we pulled into Bahrain again… which was unexpected but nice. This time it did not turn into a casualty thank the lord….
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Deployment Chronicles–> Article 22 “This Girl Got Pinned!
And so it finally happened! Captain & I After all of this time and all of the hard work, this girl…
Read MoreDeployment Chronicles–> Article 20 “Fighter Jets, Woosh!”
My most interesting story was being officer of the deck during plane guard operations with the carrier. When you are sailing with…
Read MoreDeployment Chronicles–> Article 17 “Bahrain #4”
After a couple of days stuck in Bahrain during Ramadan, here is my version of what Ramadan means. Ramadan is the…
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Deployment Chronicles–> Article 15 “Bahrain #2”
I am still trying to catch up on past few days in Bahrain and so I will continue the tale. Friday was…
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