{"id":5996,"date":"2025-06-03T09:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/?p=5996"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:12:13","slug":"the-job-in-front-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/2025-summer\/the-job-in-front-of-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Job in Front of Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve really enjoyed the simplicity of life at sea. Being underway is a lot of fun\u2014everyone spends time together, and there\u2019s something amazing about being out in the middle of the ocean. I\u2019ve learned so much already, and it\u2019s been great to apply what I learned in the classroom to real shipboard tasks.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also been nice to take a break from the \u201creal world\u201d and focus on the job in front of me. 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