tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84598455199689754102024-03-13T00:17:46.316+01:00GUYS, I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE NOT IN GLEN COVE ANYMORE....Jack Becker, Ian Cosic, and Jackson Juska work at Metal Shark CroatiaJack Becker, Ian Cosic, Jackson Juskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086873664216052531noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459845519968975410.post-38992292891484196162020-02-22T00:31:00.003+01:002020-02-22T00:31:32.541+01:00I don’t remember going to a spa with Drazen…?<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">(but we will do one more after classes start)</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">All three of us are going to miss a lot; from incredible scenery
to EPIC food, and of course the awesome people with whom we’ve had the pleasure
of working for the last seven weeks. But, alas, it is time for us to make a (roundabout)
trip back to Webb.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Last week concluded with all three of us working in Rhino
and Jack getting a last-minute summons to a highly important meeting. The work
he did on visibility studies proved to be critical. </span></div>
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of Ucka (which Ian hiked in the fog a few weeks ago) and finally got a chance
to take in the view we’d heard so much about. We could see the whole way to
Italy in one direction, and out into the Kvarner Bay of Croatia in the other. </span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFTgnn2HqGw/XlAr-Nt4VAI/AAAAAAAAAeg/Y8ezAzhNOOkt62mrk9chUHhQ0N9n4C9IACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/82.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFTgnn2HqGw/XlAr-Nt4VAI/AAAAAAAAAeg/Y8ezAzhNOOkt62mrk9chUHhQ0N9n4C9IACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/82.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jAaJYzADSck/XlAr1Mw0NoI/AAAAAAAAAec/MpUcqRCiPgAxIo8p7ocL3eAHqK_5fd06QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/83.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jAaJYzADSck/XlAr1Mw0NoI/AAAAAAAAAec/MpUcqRCiPgAxIo8p7ocL3eAHqK_5fd06QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/83.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">On Saturday we visited the farmer’s market here in Rijeka.
Carts of fresh fish – some of which were still moving – and massive portions of
vegetables, meat, and bread were everywhere. It took us more than an hour to go
through the entire market, by which point we’d all eaten way too much cevapi. By
the time we left the market, a car show of sorts had taken over the main street
in downtown Rijeka. Heavily modified automobiles burned rubber, honked horns,
and chased each other. Clouds of smoke billowed through the streets and
onlookers hollered at the display.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">In the afternoon, we went sunbathing on the pier in front of
the port, which felt more like a spring Californian day than a winter European
one. Jack’s ankle-dipping escapades resulted in an unfortunate watermark when a
wave caught him mid-torso. Unlike Jackson, he does not have quick-dry clothing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">That evening, we caught up with our colleague Rafael and two
of his friends at a café. Stories of our various adventures swapped, we parted
ways to enjoy pizza before retiring to our apartment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Sunday, we became accidental fishermen when a local whom we
met while out walking asked for assistance in baiting, netting, and reeling in
the creature below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Our morning consumed, we drove off to Opatija to see a Carnival
parade. People of all ages were dancing, eating, and singing in the streets.
Floats, cars, buses, and shopping carts formed a steady stream of themed skits
that traveled from one end of the town to the other. That night we enjoyed a
wonderful Italian-style dinner in the same town, and finally closed out the
weekend.</span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Jh0T3quiZ4/XlAs19kJ6mI/AAAAAAAAAe0/owQuXHOY3g45xE8UTCtZ4rATmyR7Z5-CQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Jh0T3quiZ4/XlAs19kJ6mI/AAAAAAAAAe0/owQuXHOY3g45xE8UTCtZ4rATmyR7Z5-CQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/85.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">This week, work has been a little different. Jack has been
modeling in Rhino, Jackson has been using Multiframe software for structural
analysis of hull blocks, and Ian has been doing cathodic protection
calculations and lines plans.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday night, the three of us went out to dinner with the
operations manag</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">er, technical manager, administrative office manager, and
managing director of Metal Shark Croatia and the Vice President of Engineering
of Metal Shark Boats. We had an awesome conversation, discussed our work over
the last few weeks, and enjoyed yet another spectacular Croatian meal (Daria strikes again :)).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">On Wednesday, we visited the faculty of the University of
Rijeka to take part in an ongoing collaboration between Metal Shark Croatia and
the university. To help in understanding some of the differences in education
between the United States and Croatia, we delivered a presentation about Webb
Institute to the Dean of the College of Engineering. Afterwards, we met with
several engineering graduate students and took a tour of the university’s laboratory
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Shoutout to Bojan for spending half of Tuesday teaching Ian
how to use Rhino and MaxSurf</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Shoutout to Drazen for introducing us to the (actual) best
burgers</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Shoutout to Gil for his extremely kind words, to others, about our
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><span style="color: white;"></span>Jack Becker, Ian Cosic, Jackson Juskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086873664216052531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459845519968975410.post-77986379177338559072020-02-13T23:23:00.004+01:002020-02-14T07:32:59.866+01:00It’s All Okay … We Have Travel Insurance<div style="text-align: left;">
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<a name='more'></a><span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">While Jackson scrapes the burned vestiges of rice off the
stove and Jack edits a powerpoint (stay tuned to found out why!), that leaves
Ian (me) to write this week’s post. It’s been two weeks since we gave a status update
about our adventures, but we can assure you that there’s been more than two
weeks of happenings since then. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">February 1 was the opening ceremony for Rijeka’s time as a
2020 European Capital of Culture. We spent most of the day wandering the
streets of Rijeka, seeing short musical performances, street art, historical
displays, and choreographed dances. It was awesome to see people from all over Croatia
(and Europe) coming together in one place to spend time with each other and to
celebrate this incredible city.</span></div>
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Kolich, a Webb Alumni from Croatia, who showed us the sights and provided
much-needed context for a lot of what we saw. After visiting a museum, eating
pizza, and having a great time, we descended together with thousands of people to
a performance stage set up on the Rijeka waterfront. The four of us bundled up
as rain poured down and the music turned up. Rijeka’s chosen theme for the Capital
of European culture: Opera Industriale. Memories of time spent in shipyards
were recalled as dozens of grinders spewed sparks from the port’s cranes, pyrotechnics
lit up the audience, and traditional fishing boats drifted into view on the
nighttime breeze. Before long, the most disconcerting children’s choir we have
ever heard began chanting, a man in a jumpsuit began yelling, and then a heavy
metal group bathed the audience in drum and guitar solos. We heard a tale about
the history of Rijeka as performers acted out the struggles of the working
class and several choirs broke out in competing songs. The rain abated just in
time for a point-blank firework show of epic proportions. We were in such close
proximity to the display that Jack had to pull pieces of spent fireworks off his
face. We ended the night with another wonderful conversation with Damir, and
look forward to seeing him at the Webb regional event in New York. Jack and
Jackson stayed longer to chase the Halunke bell ringers and find the all-night rave
in the tunnel under the city.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">Sunday was a recovery day from the previous day’s festivities,
and by the time Jack and Jackson woke up, Ian was already returning from hiking
up the nearby mountain Ucka. Unfortunately, the fog was so dense that visibility
at the 1400-meter summit was about fifteen meters. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">We spent the following week at work developing general
arrangements for sales support, conducting multihull resistance research, and fabricating
marine objects in Rhino.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">After a busy week at work, we embarked on our 700-kilometer
journey to Zermatt, Switzerland. This secluded town is home to the famed
Matterhorn, a spectacular peak and the defining feature on Toblerone chocolate
packets (see figure below). We fell in love with the town from our first hour
there, since no cars are allowed, electric taxis roam the same streets as
pedestrians, and a train is necessary to access the area in the first place. Jackson:
“This whole town is literally about worshipping nature.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">Pretty as Zermatt is, the town wasn’t our main reason for
driving eight hours. We were there to ski. Some of the ski lifts take a full <i>forty
minutes</i> to ride to the top of a run, and the descents can last for hours. We
(well, some more than others) acclimated quickly to being back on skis and leaving
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edge and rolled down a steep section of one run, which resulted in some very
lethargic skiing to the ski patrol, who strongly recommended he get off the
mountain. To avoid Ian paying 300 Franks for a snowmobile ride, Jack and
Jackson helped their wounded comrade to chair lift after chair lift until all
three were back on the valley floor. Swiss physicians aren’t known for being
affordable, and the running joke of “at least we have travel insurance” finally
became reality for one of us.</span></div>
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walking again, all three of us journeyed by various means to the Glacier
Paradise, overlooking the entire valley and the Matterhorn. Hot chocolate, Swiss
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">On the drive home we strategically filled up the car on the Switzerland-Italy
border in an attempt to avoid Italy’s much higher gas prices.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>By the time we made it into Slovenia where we
could refuel again, we were making jokes about pushing our car to the gas
station since we had a mere 1/32 of a tank left!</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">Tired but happy, we arrived back at work on Monday to battle
with a fresh round of sales GA’s, and Jack began work on a visibility study for
(his favorite) a fireboat. The last few days have been engaging and more
importantly, very helpful for Metal Shark.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Shout out (happy birthday!) ((and thank you!!!!)) to the guy in the Guinness hat</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">Shout out to Daria.... Just because she always deserves it</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: "calibri";">Shout out to Igor for inviting us to the parties</span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="color: white;">Hi guys, this is Jackson on this post </span><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">😊</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> we had another amazing week and I feel
beyond lucky to be here. We all extend a huge thank you again to each person
who has supported and paved the way for us. Without the enormous support from Webb,
Webb alumni, Metal Shark, family, and friends, an internship experience like
this would never have been possible. Thank you thank you thank you!</span></span><br />
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busy. This past weekend we went to the island Brijuni, a national park off the
coast of Istria. Although it is usually a tourist trap in the summer, I believe
we were three of seven people on the island while we were there. I love getting
lost in nature and this was the perfect place (and time of year) to do this.
Although we were the only people, we soon learned we were not alone. We got
intimate time with peacocks, rams, deer, zebras, goats, a lama, ostriches, and
elephants. Ian’s favorite part was teaching Jack animal biology, Jack’s was watching
dolphins, and mine was befriending and feeding a baby zebra. I wanted to skip the last boat home but Ian and Jack wanted dinner instead.</span></span></div>
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party, explored tower center (and were spotted by Miroslav), went to dinner in Istria,
walked around cape Kamenjak, and had one of the best meals of our lives (thank
you again for the recommendation Daria!!). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Another highlight of our week was meeting Damir
Kolich, Webb alumni of ’96. He teaches here at the Faculty of Engineering and
took us out for a great dinner and gave us a local’s tour of Rijeka. He is so interesting,
warm hearted, and we all look forward to meeting up with him more this spring
in the States. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">I hope everyone has a safe, Joyful, and Love filled
week. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Shoutouts</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Damir</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Boyan for giving Ian Catamaran work</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">The animal caretaker</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Castellar",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">"The
sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">— Jacques Yves Cousteau</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Castellar",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">"The
ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the
soul."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">— Wyland</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Castellar",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">"The
sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to
capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about
it, there is always that which you can’t."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">— Christopher Paolini</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Castellar",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">"Ocean
is more ancient than the mountains and freighted with the memories and the
dreams of Time."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">— H. P. Lovecraft</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Castellar",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">"I
have always been fascinated by the ocean, to dip a limb </span><span style="color: white;">beneath its surface and
know that I’m touching eternity, that it goes on forever until it begins here
again."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">— Lauren DeStefano</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Castellar",serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">"And it is an interesting biological fact
that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our
blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in
our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the
sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from whence we
came. "</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">— John F. Kennedy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">One thing I like a lot about our office (besides the fantastic
people) are the quotes painted all over the walls. Here are a few:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“Let the sea set you free”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“Make every day your masterpiece”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“Grow though what you go through”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">“The future is not defined by what you do
tomorrow, but by what you do today”</span></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="color: white;"></span>Jack Becker, Ian Cosic, Jackson Juskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086873664216052531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459845519968975410.post-36106289592359277692020-01-23T22:46:00.000+01:002020-01-30T00:35:16.376+01:00I just peed my pants, it was awesome!!!<br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="color: white;">We have been busy this week so
while Ian and Jackson are cooking dinner, I (Jack) am writing this week’s blog
post (by the way I am not the one who peed my pants). Ian put way too many onions in the meat and way too much meat in the very
small pan and Jackson is snapping the spaghetti in half because the pots are
too small and its shooting small pasta pieces everywhere and I have to clean it
all up later. Turns out, all you have to do is to make a couple bad puns and
you are free of dinner duty <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">😊</span>.
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<span style="color: white;">Last Friday we went to Lunch with
Daria and Drazen, the Office Manager and Technical Manager of MSB Croatia.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We ate at a small place in Kastav where we had
some very good calamari and had a very fun conversation about some of the
cultural differences between Croatia and USA. Thank you again for lunch!</span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-evhX1nh0uhk/XioQzKTJ-jI/AAAAAAAAAaU/AQ19vN2fGj4AJiNi1tbiiVD1MuWAMUeVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_9464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: white;">After work on Friday, we returned
to where we ate lunch for the kickoff to the Carnival season. The small
medieval town of Kastav had an interesting celebration to</span><span style="color: white;"> say the least</span><span style="color: white;">… we
didn’t understand what was being said or what was happening but there was a
Donald</span><span style="color: white;"> Trump Doll, naked people on stage, people petting one another, and a
school bus with a porn star? We </span></span><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: white;">think they were making fun of other countries
in short skits based on the laughter, but we are still unsure.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">This weekend we had more fun
exploring Croatia. On Saturday we v</span><span style="color: white;">isited various towns on the Isle of Krk. The
island is pretty empty during the off-season. It was eerie walking past various closed hotels and shops on the waterfront. Though the island was empty,
the island’s pristine waters and rocky beaches are something out of a postcard. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>(This is
Jackson and Ian and we are going to start helping with the blog, and no we
didn’t make <i>that</i> much of a mess)</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">On Sunday we visited Plitvicka
Jezera national park with some of our colleagues and their family/friends. The
park is largely a valley, with 133 meter (436 ft) tall waterfalls and
breathtaking vertiginous outlooks. It felt like a true winter wonderland as
snow fell and we walked along running streams. Croatia continues to astound us
with its pristine natural beauty.</span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--vM6MSrffr0/XioQ356S68I/AAAAAAAAAak/MTD2VldmV448qCylDKitVFNCIRLkHuY-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_9577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--vM6MSrffr0/XioQ356S68I/AAAAAAAAAak/MTD2VldmV448qCylDKitVFNCIRLkHuY-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_9577.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDKC-IBduvc/XioQ10QRhdI/AAAAAAAAAac/42DVgjIQYh0pHRUrtt3ubJbbFwR_Q4VDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_9543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 48px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDKC-IBduvc/XioQ10QRhdI/AAAAAAAAAac/42DVgjIQYh0pHRUrtt3ubJbbFwR_Q4VDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_9543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDKC-IBduvc/XioQ10QRhdI/AAAAAAAAAac/42DVgjIQYh0pHRUrtt3ubJbbFwR_Q4VDACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_9543.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: white;">On the drive from Rijeka to Plitvicka
Jezera, we passed through another unexpectedly humbling part of Croatia. The
small villages, well inland from the more developed coast, still bear the scars
of war from two decades ago. Bullet holes and blown out walls are not unheard
of here.</span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Px8un4v0RsY/XioQ0FoTexI/AAAAAAAAAaY/akkeyQQRGtYkiUBZL48InCQ3CewkrmbXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_9522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: white;"></span><br /></a><span style="color: white;">After work this (maybe last?) week
we visited Trsat castle in Rijeka, which had spectacular views of the city and
of Kvarner Bay, ate a magnificent seafood dinner on the Rijeka waterfront, and
allowed Jackson to indoctrinate us with Yoga. We also deep cleaned the apartment,
and then spent two days hunting down a peculiar odor that was emanating from
somewhere in the kitchen (we think it was moldy bread).</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"> Random Quotes:</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“I will never make fun of Yoga again” – Ian [As he is
attempting eagle pose]</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“Dobar dan” -Jackson [Coworker’s son proceeds to look at
Jackson after the pronunciation and cannot stop laughing]</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“Im gonna book your flight home on air serbia on your credit
card” -Jack [To Jackson as they are having a yelling match about whether Jersey
is the armpit of the US or not]</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“This kale is amazing.” – Ian, Jackson, and Jack</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">“We truly work with some of the nicest people” -All three of
us</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Google maps for the best
unanticipated, round-trip tour of Rijeka</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Daria for yet another amazing
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<span style="color: white;">Rafael for getting the group
together to join us at Plitvicka Jezera</span></div>
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adventures. We started it off with a very tasty seafood dinner in Opatija with
Ms. Duletic and Mrs. Bozanić. This fueled our four-hour drive down the
spectacularly rugged Kvarner coastline to the Dalmatian town of Zadar, where we
explored the local cuisine, watched the sun set over the Adriatic, and dipped
our toes into hostel life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We love traveling, but work is our main occupation
while here. Jack wakes up first (around 0615) and Ian gets up around 0630.
Jackson is always the last awake (he is not a morning person). Workdays are
eight hours long, with a half-hour lunch break that’s invariably filled with
fun conversations with our coworkers. Everybody in the office is close, and
there’s a real sense of community that comes alive during mealtimes. After
work, we usually must cook dinner, write emails, and plan excursions. We have
also instituted a shower schedule to ensure most of us get hot water!</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As we are now a week and a half into our work we are
finally starting to settle into our tasks. We were all assigned to assist on
the Design, Hydro and sales support team. This department is primarily
responsible for proof of concept, initial vessel design, and engineering
calculations. We were each assigned our own mentor from this team to whom we
will report, and we were</span><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> e</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">ach given primary projects to be working on over the winter.
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Analysis and processing of weight study data for various types of ships to aid
in initial vessel design</span></span></div>
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Capacity calculations for initial vessel design and perform a comparison of Maxsurf
vs GHS for stability calculations </span></span></div>
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Initial vessel design of a 55ft planing pilot boat: hull form definition, power
and speed prediction, propulsion, and hydrostatic calculations</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In addition to these projects we are being introduced
to ShipConstructor (an AutoCAD program widely used for design and analysis in
this office) and supporting additional ongoing tasks on which the team is
working. Most recently we have all been tasked with improving structural weight
prediction in initial vessel design. The entire office has been wonderful about
making themselves available for any and all questions and providing us with continuous
support. Huge thank you to Metal Shark Croatia!</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Shout out to Daria for providing us with the best travel
info (and food) anyone could provide</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Shout out to the German couple that broke down our
hostel door</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Shout out to the waiter putting rocks on our plates????</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Jack Becker, Ian Cosic, Jackson Juskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086873664216052531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459845519968975410.post-91452917853950155122020-01-09T08:00:00.000+01:002020-01-14T17:56:44.280+01:00Guys, Traveling is Very Exciting, Yis!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Well
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #444444;"> Traveling here was an experience in and of
itself. Each of us came separately: Ian arrived on Sunday from California, Jack
arrived Sunday from Long Island, and Jackson arrived Monday from visiting
friends in Austria. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Ian spent 24 hours traveling (11-hour flight
from LAX to CDG in Paris with a 5-hour layover before the 2-hour flight to Zagreb.
Spent a while getting the rental car then a 2-hour drive to Rijeka). To avoid losing
his water bottle in the airport security he impressed the French TSA agent by
chugging 1-liter of water in seconds.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Jack started his 8-hour flight by spilling
beer all over his seat. The German man next to him was laughing as he said it was
time for the next beer! He landed in Munich where he had a four-hour layover
before the beautiful flight over the alps to Trieste. “Then I played the
waiting game” waiting 2 hours for the train to the bus station then waiting 3
hours for the bus to come. The bus was a 2.5-hour ride to Rijeka where the Airbnb
host picked him up. Next, he waited for Ian… more to come on that.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Jackson and his mom flew into Vienna where
family friends picked them up and showed him and his mom around their hometown
(Love you Florian and Carol!). After making their way through Austria they
caught a bus from Villach to Rijeka and Ian and Jack met up with them for a
killer dinner in the city. The quick changes in languages got confusing so we
often did not know what to say. For some reason, when flustered with which
language to choose, we resorted to Spanish (which neither me nor my mom know) (it
didn’t help).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Parking is an art, especially in our
apartment complex. After Ian’s 24-hour journey and Jack’s 22-hour journey to
Rijeka, we were challenged in parking our new rental car in a very difficult spot.
The now not-so-new rental car (Ian says no one will ever find out what
happened) eventually made it into the parking spot after a 45-minute ordeal.
Since this adventure, we have been fortunate enough to have better parking
options. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Parking at the office was also an
adventure. Although we contacted the office in advance about the best places to
park, we still managed to put our Renault in the one space that interfered with
a semi-truck. Eventually this resulted in us being pulled out of our orientation
meeting to appease the local garage. While being stared down by several angry
locals and a truck driver, we relocated our vehicle (with the parking brake
still engaged). We were immediately given special permanent access to the
dental office’s parking lot.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">The apartment is super pretty with great
views of the park and port nearby. We do have plans to travel away this weekend
(and most)!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Even with our parking travails, we firmly
believe we have the best commute to work. Our half-hour drive takes us between mountains, over bridges, through tunnels, and along a beautiful coastal highway (with
speed limits up to 90).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Our welcome at the office could not have
been more inviting. We feel so lucky to be with the MSC employees and management.
In our next blog post, we will discuss the technical work we are doing.</span></span></div>
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Shoutouts!!!</span></span></div>
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for helping us with Ship Constructor Software</span></span></span></span></div>
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Duletic for a fantastic start to our winter work</span></span></span></span></div>
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Juska for overcoming her fear of heights</span></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Jack Becker, Ian Cosic, Jackson Juskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086873664216052531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459845519968975410.post-50013553318559317322020-01-02T06:46:00.001+01:002020-01-14T17:51:57.630+01:00About to jump over the pond…<div style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">And I’m Jackson Juska</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">The three of us are spending our winter working for
Metal Shark Croatia in their new design office! We are all so excited about
this international internship experience and on this blog, we will be sharing some
of our work and adventures! We may try to post every Thursday night but, we may
not. So far, we have an apartment in Rijeka, we booked a car for the two
months, and we have all decided it will be an awesome winter. Hopefully we didn’t
forget about anything important but only one way to find out…</span></span></div>
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The ocean during sunset</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Favorite
animal?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
Shortfin Mako Shark</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian:
The Osprey</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
Dolphin</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Favorite
type of ship?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
Friendships (and Recreational Planning Boats)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian: Anything
with more than one hull</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
Friendship</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">What
useless skills do you have?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
I can touch my nose with my tongue</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">I can assemble a rocket motor with a scalpel and
scotch tape</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
I have memorized the entire “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” word for word</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">What
three things would you like with you when we get deserted on a Croatian island?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
A fishing rod, a lawn chair, and my anti sea bear circle</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">I'd want duct tape, a knife, and a flashlight</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
Cross Weeks, Ben Hunt, and a sail</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Where
would you haunt if you were a ghost?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
Shipwrecks off the coast of Florida</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">I'd haunt a bilge pump</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
I’d rather watch over people in peace</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">If you
were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume
you had done?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
Fishing in some tropical area to try to get more fish for my tank.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">People would assume I had stolen a sailboat and gone
to the South Pacific</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
Wear flip flops while driving (illegal in Spain)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: white;">Winter
expectations?</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jack:
While living in Croatia, I’m excited to get to know the locals and learn more
about the Croatian culture! I’m also looking forward to traveling around Europe
on the weekends!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ian: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">While abroad, I'm hoping to see beyond tourist spots
and learn about the culture in Eastern and Southern Europe. Living in another
country is a learning opportunity in itself! After Croatia, I'm off to see the
Arctic!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Jackson:
I hope to make good friends, learn a lot, eat new foods, learn Croatian culture,
and have some unforgettable adventures. Both working and living international will
be such great experiences!</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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