Good Evening Everyone!
This is my first official post since being accepted as a MATES At-Sea Intern! My name is Grace Fulton and I will be boarding the R/V Atlantis in 12 short days to embark on a 4-5 week cruise from Washington to Massachusetts. I am a recent graduate of Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. From Cape Fear I recieved an Associate in Applied Sciences in Marine Technology and an Associate’s degree in General Education. I have had some experience going offshore on a research vessel, the R/V Cape Hatteras, for 5 straight days and nights. However 5 days seems like a small amount of time compared to 5 weeks. That said I am so excited to begin this internship. Growing up on the East Coast I have never been further north than Washington, D.C. and not been further west than the Appalachian Mountians of NC. I am looking forward to traveling to Seattle, excited to see the Panama Canal and looking forward to landing in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Im also excited to be sailing in the Pacific Ocean and watch the sun set on the water’s horizon for the first time! I am looking forward to meeting the two other interns and learning from them, as well as the ships crew. I know this is going to be an incredible adventure!
Wish me luck for my first time flying in a plane!!!
Until next time
