We’re officially in the middle of the open sea. I haven’t seen another ship in 4 days.. or anything besides large waves actually. Hopefully we don’t encounter any life-threatening situations in the next week.
We started class on Wednesday. Everyone attends global studies every day. I have a theater class and macroeconomics class on A days as well and a political science class on B days in addition to global studies. I have absolutely no clue what day of the week of the week it is, or even month for that matter. We also have lost an hour each night for the past 3 nights and continue to do so until Spain.. which leaves me exhausted at all times. (Although, allegedly over-exhaustion is a form of mild seasickness so that makes me feel a little better.) Sitting in class is entirely way too close to a simulated roller coaster ride. It literally feels as if I’m taking class on the Screaming Eagle at Six Flags. Luckily I have yet to actually become sick from the movements.
The food here is starting to look awfully familiar each day. The chef also apparently is an advocate of carb-o-loading. It’s like a game to see who can discover the protein at each meal. I’ve seen roasted potatoes at least 9 times already. At lunch they disguised them in potato “salad” and at dinner they switched it up and had potato “wedges”. It really could be considerably worse though.
We are allowed to consume alcohol on “pub nights”. This includes a 4-oz serving of wine or a can of beer. You are allotted 2 drinks with dinner and 4 at the “bar” leading to final call at midnight. We had our first one last night and it proved to be a hit!
What I’ve learned:
- if you do not report to the gym BEFORE 7 pm the night before you wish to use one of the 6 cardio machines, forget about access to physical activity for the NEXT day
- piracy started as a way of gaining freedom (mostly to consume rum) and equality (1/3 of pirates in the early 1800s were freed African slaves)
Things I’m thankful for:
- bacon at breakfast today, allowing Marisa to start the day off in an exceptional mood
- my parents visiting – very excited
- dara sending me pictures of blue b/c I miss him
- nice weather and the ability to lay out between classes
- laundry day!
*For those interested, Marisa's blog may be found at --> http://www.marisaatsea.blogspot.com
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