Perhaps I should begin by introducing myself and my mother, who is traveling with me.
I've been a librarian at the University of Virginia for 24 years, first as the Technical Services Librarian at the Science & Engineering Library, then as the Systems Librarian responsible for the NOTIS online catalog, then as the Assistant Director of Interlibrary Services. Now I'm the Library Grants Office and Genealogical Resources Specialist for the UVA Library. I've done a lot of traveling, including several cruises, but this is the first time I've been on a Semester At Sea voyage.
Eddith, my mother, finds it amusing to be called my "dependent." Mom is an RN who retired once in the 1990s, but then got bored and went back to work. She went on her first cruise when she was 75. Now we can't keep her off ships! She is very excited to have the opportunity to join this voyage and is looking forward to the adventure.
