Spain Tomorrow!

Saturday January 24, 2009

"At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division." – Rev Jesse Jackson

So that is the quote of the day, basically everyday we get a new quote, and the ones that I really like, I'm going to obvi share with everybody. So classes are starting to get into a routine. Thankfully, we've moved past the syllabus and introductions and gotten into the course material, blah. It's so weird because I lose track of the days so easily on ship. Mostly because we have classes everyday we are at sea, including Saturdays and Sundays.

So last night they had an open mic night, and it was really cool. Not gonna lie, made me feel pretty untalented, but people busted out with some awesome numbers. From a female rapping Slim Shady to an acoustic rendition of Country Grammar, it definently supplied some excitement for the night. And to make the night ever better, we stumbled upon snack time! Honestly, I had been going to bed hungry every night because dinner is from 1730-1930 and breakfast only runs from 7-830 (which as most of you know, I would rather sleep than get up earlier than needed). So I was going from like 630 at night till 1130 in the afternoon without eating. So snack time was a NECESSITY! They had some bangin' sandwiches and awesome poundcake :)
As far as our location, we have a little more than 1500 miles left until Spain! And after 6 days at sea, 1500 miles cannot come soon enough. It's about 70 degrees out today, but a little cloudy, but I'm not complaining. For those of you interested in keeping up with our location, semester at sea has an ongoing map of our travel: http://www.semesteratsea.org/current-voyage.php and a blog also that gives information also: http://semesteratsea-spring2009.blogspot.com/ (if mine isn't up to anyone's standards, lol).



Tuesday January 27, 2009

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Go, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails – explore, dream, discover –Mark Twain

That was the quote from the other day, but I really liked it, so I saved it until I had more time to write. Tomorrow is the day we FINALLY reach Spain! It seems as if it's already been a month on the ship! We lost another hour of sleep last night, meaning that we are officially 6 hours ahead of EST. I still feel kind of tired, as I'm sure most people on the ship do, but once we're in Spain, I'm sure we won't even feel the sleepiness.

We dock in Spain at 800 tomorrow morning and leave on Saturday at 2000. We plan on getting a nice lunch in Spain with some Spanish cuisine. Lunch is the biggest meal in Spain and I plan on getting something reallyyyyy good. Not that the food on the ship has been bad, but it's definently the same thing everyday (salad, potatoes, meat, etc).

The ship life has been pretty normal lately. I think everybody has pretty much gotten into their routines and classes have started to settle and assignments are starting to be due. We started a volleyball team including Jaclyn, Dean, Jack, Craig and myself and we named ourselves the Orville Readyblockers. I know, pretty clever. We start games when we get back from Morocco. I'm hoping that my height gives me an advantage, because I haven't played volleyball in years, but it'll be fun none the less.

The ship has been rockier the last few days. Apparently there was a hurricane in Barcelona a few days ago, so I'm guessing that would be the cause. But it makes for an interesting time walking on the ship when the waves get rough. My things had fallen off my nightstand yesterday and were all on the ground and my water fell off my desk. It was interesting to say the least.

My next post won't be until probably after Morocco, possible after Spain. But until then, hope all is well and everybody is well!