Once Kit got to know Residents in our ship community, she took on a “job” to create a speaker series: getting other Residents to give talks about their expertise, experience, and passions.
It has been wildly successful among the Residents. The ship’s officers have started to take notice, attending some of the talks …and occasionally agreeing to give talks. Ship’s crew are, after all, part of the community.
There are no transcripts other than the somewhat error-prone closed captions created by Youtube.
As of now there is a fair backlog of talks, and this page will expand not only as we go forward, but with fill-in going backward as we produce and upload them.
- SC: The Only One There - The first talk Randy did for the residents on our ship about his experiences as a medic.
- SC: Marriage in Medieval & Renaissance Europe - What was marriage in medieval times, when there was no laws, no licenses, and few could read or write?
- SC: The Diamond of the West Coast of Africa: Namibia - A brief introduction to Namibia's history, geography, and cultures with comments on its role in world history.
- SC: 3 Elements for Happiness - Kit Cassingham is a Life Coach, and discusses three keys that she has found in her work for finding happiness.
- SC: Everything You Didn’t Want To Know About Flu - Dr Frank Miskevic on the science of flu.
- SC: The Kibera Foundation - Darrell Karp's compassion for orphans took him into Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, where he started making a difference in their lives with various educational and welfare programs.
- SC: Moments With The Master - Captain Zejlko agreed to be interviewed so we could get to know him as a person, more than "just" our Captain.
- SC: Get to Know Nowruz: Persian New Year - Shirene Thomas, a woman of many talents, shares her Persian background and information about the Persian New Year — Nowruz.
- SC: Hawaii Calls - Meg Stewart, Laurie Boyle, and Lyn Hopeau share their love of the islands through history, a blessing in English and translated into Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, and a hula.
- SC: Adventures In Birding - Dr. Basia Kruszewska has an impressive collection of advanced science degrees and adopted birding as a hobby while she worked in her career.