Inter-port Students

Inter-port students are students from each of the countries we are visiting that come onto the ship the port before we get to their country.  During the time we are at sea, they visit our classes and participate in panel discussions.  They are there to teach us about their culture and offer us traveling tips.  Despite everything we learn in our classes and from our teachers, I have found the inter-port students to be the most helpful since they are the most familiar with the modern culture and can give us the perspective of a college student.  Above is a picture of Vichram, the inter-port student from Chennai.  I met him on our last day in Vietnam on my trip to the Cu Chi tunnels.  He had arrived that morning and hadn't met anyone yet.  He was really excited to be sailing with the ship and was happy to share with me everything he knew about India.  Throughout the week I kept asking him questions and he gave me a list of places to go and things to see in Chennai.  Even though we only had a night there, his advice definitely came in handy.