June 16 2009 (Tuesday)

Embarkment day

It is only 10am, but I feel as if I have accomplished so much in the last three hours.  Here in Halifax the time change is ahead by one hour, so I am losing one hour is sleep. So I stayed at the Halliburton Inn, it was at BEAUTIFUL hotel but it had NO steps. But fournately they had someone to carry up my bags.  Shanae and I stayed there and in the morning we had our breakfast an on to the boat it was.

I got online at 7:45am and I still had to stand on an extremely long line. But, I was absolutely too excited to care, I met quite a few people one in particular named Courtney.  The rest I will remember and meet eventually.  Overall the check-in process was actually fairly smooth.

After check-in I got to apply for more presales which was actually really exciting because I am going on the flamingo and bloodless bull fight.(Thanks mom for the suggestion)  Eventually all was settled and we were allowed to get off the boat before departure and  I went to Walmart with Candice and her family and I was able to get water!  We eventually had to get back on the boat and had a lifeboat drill before taking off, I felt our lifeboat drill was silly because it was inside, isn’t it the point to be outside to  know where our lifeboat would be?

Soon enough the boat was off, to see what the world has in store for us.  We watched Canadians played bagpipes for us as we slowly sailed away, parents waved goodbye to their children as well.  I finally stepped back took in a deep breath and knew it was finally all official my Summer 2009 Semester At Sea Voyage had begun.

 

 

June 17^th 2009 (Wednesday)

Today has been a quite confusing day.  Much has gone on, everyone has been sick these sea waters are crazy.  I know people have been confined to their beds.  We had plenty of orientations.  Nothing too exciting.  Food is ok, I have made sure I eat at EVERY meal and I make sure everyone knows thisJ.  My roomies are sweet!  We are really from all parts of the world Alex is from Ohio and Megan is from California.  We are going to plan activities together eventually.

 

 

June 18^th 2009 (Thursday)

Today was C1 aka first day of classes, this morning I did go to breakfast which was actually a task, because those of you know I do not get up before 8am. I went door to door with my friends and I knocked on everyone door who had said they wanted to go to breakfast the night before, but the only one who was a trooper was Tia and eventually Shanae appeared a well. 

My first class was not until 9:20am, this class was global studies, in which everyone is a part of. Sitting in class is hard as ever, I can never complain while sitting in a class on my home campus, at least I am not rocking back and forth in those classes.  It takes a lot to concentrate but all of the professors are in the same boat as us, so I believe they understand a little more.  Directly after that class I had African American Women Writers. I have already read two of the books and right now we are reading Their Eyes Were Watching God.  It does seem interesting. I had a break for lunch and then my last class was International Business.  Now I have not felt sea sick until now. The front of the boat was rocking so severely that I felt as if I would pass out and I actually went to sleep in this class (Sorry Mommy).  Tomorrow I will for sure take a non drowsy Drammine, and I pray it works.   Tonight I am meeting up with a group for Uno and Taboo and I must read up on my global studies chap 1 for business and maybe 8 chapters of the AA book, so I must go.  I do write everyday but sorry of I donot post it everyday.

 

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