January 2009
23 posts
Its our last night on ship before we arrive in Spain. I am beyond excited for the next couple of days. Waking up extra early tomorrow morning to catch the sunrise as we dock in the port of Cadiz. After much anticipation, Lili and I just received notice that we have been elected Sea Olympic Captains of the Baltic Sea. Each floor on the ship has been divided up into different seas (roughly 6...
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind dont matter, and those who matter dont mind Dr Seuss Even though this isnt the most inspirational quote, it basically describes my roommate Lili and my mindset. We really lucked out with our dorm room. Its smack-dab in the middle of the boat with a huge porthole looking out onto the ocean. By being in the middle of the boat, you can...
?There is only one corner of the universe you can...
Survived my second night on the ship. The swaying of the boat makes it almost too easy to fall asleep. Which will become dangerous when I start falling asleep in class. Every night for the next 6 days we have to lose one hour since we are slowly traveling through different time zones. The rocking of the ship and the lack of sleep isnt making life easy! Today was the first day of classes. At 9:20...
HelLO FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN!!!!
I am sitting in my very small, but manageable, bedroom along with my roommate, Lily, watching one of the mandatory ship meetings on our mini TV (we are that lazy). Every time I look outside our window and see only blue ocean all the way to the horizon line, I get goosebumps. (my new walkie-talkie code name is Prickles now). Embarkation yesterday was unbelievable. The MV Explorer is enormous and...
