NOAA Teacher at Sea
Susan Carty
Onboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
March 14 – April 20, 2001
Mission: Asian-Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-ASIA)
Geographical Area: Western Pacific
Date: March 14, 2001
I’m in the hotel in Honolulu getting ready to go to the ship (RON BROWN) for my trip. We went to the ship yesterday and checked it all out, and I saw my room. It was fun. The people seem very nice. Lots of activity. People loading food, equipment, and other items. We spent the whole day with the NOAA camera crew, and we did an interview for the local news last night KHNL (News 8/NBC).
I met my roommate. We talked a couple times on the phone and via e-mail. She seems just great. I also spent some time with Dr. Tim Bates and met some other scientists. Dr. Bates is very nice. We also had lunch on the ship yesterday, and the food was good.
Well, I guess this is it; I can’t back out now. It looks like it will be great fun. It’s beautiful in Honolulu. I look forward to sending you all e-mail and pictures too.
Susan