Marshall Island Registry!

This morning the Junior class had a meeting regarding Ring Dance hosted by our Class President, and our Deputy Commandant of Cadets. We went over protocol and reserving a hotel for the night in Boston. Our Ring Dance is May 19th at the Park Plaza, and my experiences since going the past two years have proven to be a blast, I am excited that it is finally my turn! Our shipmates that Commercial shipped all over the world were able to get water from individual seas from around the globe and we will be dipping our class rings into the water combined. What a great tradition!

Today I worked in the Writing Resource Center and then went to my classes, although after classes I got great news! I called the Senior Vice President of Maritime Operations, that I met at the CMA Conference a few weeks ago, and at first he did not respond. I thought that he must be busy, and I was low on the priority list anyway, however I sent him an email and wrote that I had called and left a voice mail, and that I would be able to talk whenever he was available. Within 10 minutes after sending the email he called me back and said that he was impressed that I took the time to send a follow up email and offered me the internship on the spot. So I will be working for the International Registry Inc, also known as the Marshall Island Registry. It is the third largest shipping registry in the world, sharing about 6% of the world's tonnage, after Panama and Liberia. We spoke about money and the details of the internship for a while. We ended the conversation by him telling me that the HR department will be contacting me soon and that he was impressed by my enthusiasm and initiative. What a great way to end my day!