luke wanted to join the seagoing program because it is his dream to traval around the world and new places like new orleans,greece,china. it was luke's dream to traval around the world because when hid friend don reist invited him to go to europe on a cattle boat. luke couldn't say no he knew it was an opportunity of a lifetime because that's probally the last time someone invite him to traval with them. before luke dream happend he was a farm boy because he used to work with his aunt katie it was her farm luke was served as a night watchman his job was to check on all the animals every hour. luke also found time to have fun on bored. The cowboys played baseball and volleyball games in the empty holds where animals had been housed. Table tennis tournaments,fencing,boxing,reading,whittleing,and games also helped pass the time. Being a seagoing cowboy was much more than an adventure for luke bomburger because he knewq taht he is gratful because he had the oppertunity to be an seagoing cowboy.