Not much has transpired since my last post. Time has continued to fly by and business has been as usual. The reality of departing from all of these new friends I think is starting to set in. We’ve played more board and card games than I ever did with my family growing up which says a lot about ship life. We have had a lot of fun and shared many jokes. We’ve consumed millions of calories from sugar while chasing a sugar high. We’ve bickered about current events. We’ve pulled all-nighters. We’ve sprawled out on the fantail on the maybe 4 days that we actually had sunny weather. We philosophized about life and the potential existence of life on other planets. This was truly a great group! I preached about always learning in my week 1 blog and that is not limited to just marine tech knowledge for this internship. In fact, I think meeting these people, learning about them and their goals, and making memories are the most important part in making the MATE internship an experience.