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Hi, my name is Laurie Degenhart. I was a Teacher at Sea on the Delaware. I had a wonderful
time. I was on a clam study. The one thing I can tell you is that you need to be prepared
to be flexible, tolerant, and have an open mind, because what happens on your trip may
not be what you expect. I expected it to be a lot cooler on the Atlantic
but the boat was very, very warm. As far as influencing my teaching, I'm a library media
specialist in Missouri. I'm landlocked so we don't study much about the ocean. But what
I did gain on my voyage was basically an understanding of how the ocean--that there's really only
one ocean and that what happens in Missouri also affects what happens on the coast. At
my school when I came back, I'm working with teachers at various grade levels, 9 through
12, we're working on climate units, and we're also starting a recycling club because I want
kids to know that what happens in Missouri, if they throw a bottle in the Mississippi
River, sooner or later it's going to end up in the ocean, and that they need to realize
that everything we do affects the entire country and our planet.
If I had some advice for you as far as safety goes, I'd say make sure to bring comfortable
clothes and comfortable shoes that will work well on wet surfaces. Bring your enthusiasm!