It's getting closer and closer to time of departure for Nancy and me. That was made more real when I got my physical last week and the first of several shots. I've been pretty busy getting ready for the voyage by reading all the syllabi, following the kids on the Facebook group:

Semester at Sea Spring 2010

My "to do" list is still pretty long, but the ship's library should be well stocked for the "sustainability" theme.
Sustainability is the theme of the Spring 2010 voyage of Semester at Sea. We define sustainability as a "society of permanence"—a world in which humanity ensures its well-being across the generations by improving the stability of ecological and sociocultural systems. Achieving a sustainable society will require decisionmakers to address issues of scale, just distribution, and economic efficiency.

Thanks to Mary and all the library staff who are working behind the scenes to get books ordered and articles scanned. It's a real team effort.