Day 4 of the Voyage

I made it!!!
The first day entailed waiting on a Bahamian Customs line for an hour and a half. I passed inspection! I toured the boat with a few people who I met on line, and we tried to find our way, got lost a whole lot, and then I started to unpack.
My room is cozy to my surprise. It's hard to go from sleeping in my own room with a Queen sized bed to an economy bed in a 8x12ft. room shared between two people on beds that fit toddlers (which is how small I am anyway). I thought I would feel really stuffy but I never spend time in my room, other than to shower and sleep.
At 17hundred hours we departed the Bahamas and all 750 of us watched the land disappear before our eyes from the aft of the ship.
The first night we had an orientation lecture about the "F" word (flexibility) and rules/regulations--all business and redundant boring stuff, but the best part was meeting all these new people. 73% of the ship is girls which makes it feel a little like a sorority...I've met some great faculty and staff also.

Today is Day 4...I am over my sea-sickness and queezy feeling, but I am not over the instant change in balance. It's kind of funny to watch everyone walking down the hallways because we all crash into the sides and not to mention each other. It's like learning how to walk for the first time!

Today I spent the day in class for 4.5 hours, and then another 3-4 hours suntanning on the deck in my bathing suit doing my homework...I can't believe I am getting credit for this! There's not much to do in my room so I try to spend as much time in the fresh air as I can. Most of us are anticipating our arrival in Cadiz, Spain!!! I cannot wait to touch land and find STILLNESS and ground myself. Supposedly when we get there it will be Carnival weekend, which is the Spanish Mardi Gras and the entire country goes down to Cadiz to celebrate! I am also looking forward to visiting Sevilla, Grenada, and Cadiz on trips directed with the faculty. The great thing about living with your professors is that they are very approachable, and encourage conversation over any meal. They also do not spend much time in their rooms so everyone shares the same hangouts.

Anyways other than engaging in two days of classes, there is not much to do when the sun goes down--except have do homework, have dinner and maybe go to "Pub Night." We are setting the clock forward an hour each night until we reach Spain. We're about 1/3 of the way there!!!

I miss everyone! And if you want to contact me, my email at SAS is the BEST way. And please DO NOT leave voicemails...most likely it's free for you to call me because my number is the same, but it's expensive for me to call voicemail, not to mention use the internet (other than emailing), call people, and text. BBM is still good and free, so you can ping me if I have your pin.

xoxo
kc
kaclark@semesteratsea.NET