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Life Onboard | LAST UPDATE May 10, 2010 | |
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A participant dances with Global English Teacher (GET) Glen Doran during the departure celebration as the ship SS The Oceanic sails out of Japanese waters. The 69th Voyage gives participants the opportunity to meet others from a wide range of countries and backgrounds. More than 17 nationalities are represented by participants, Peace Boat staff and guest educators. |
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Yamauchi Natsuka from Aichi in Japan tries a Japanese style of drumming called Taiko for the first time. The 25-year-old says that she enjoys learning about her own culture as she travels around the world. Each day participants hold their own events where they teach their peers new skills such as magic tricks and aerobics. |
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Peace Boat staff member Sam Fitzgerald doubles as the ship's resident DJ. Many participants are travelling alone on the 69th voyage, so social events such as dance parties and karaoke nights help them to meet more people and make new friends. |
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Participants are encouraged to write their nicknames on name tags which they wear for the duration of the voyage. Some of the more colourful names include 'Ai', which means love in Japanese, and 'Panda'. |
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Participants throw streamers as the ship sails from Viet Nam. Ceremonies like this are held at the departure from almost every port. More than 100 Vietnamese students who joined a day-long trip with Peace Boat participants waved goodbye as the ship left Da Nang. |
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Hundreds of Peace Boat participants wore yellow to show their support for the people of Okinawa who are demanding the closure of the Futenma air station in Okinawa and for no new bases to be created on the tiny island, where a vast amount of land is already occupied by US military bases. Participants created a banner to coincide with a large protest in Okinawa in which almost 100,000 people participated. |
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