Sorry it has been so long… I had an amazing time in New York. Lots of chocolate, theatre, museums and figuring out the subway. It was a blast. The weather didn’t even delay my departure from JFK. Well we did have to taxi for about 30 min, but the flight wasn’t delayed.
I got to the Bahamas and the weather was beautiful. There was a live band playing while I waited in line to go through customs. The wait was not too long, which was nice. I got a taxi, and the driver was very friendly and very informative. I got to the hotel and Beth, my last minute roommate in the Bahamas was there waiting on the couch. We checked in, and I had to pay for the room cause they didn’t have a reservation for me. But it all worked out. We were hungry and we went to eat, finding a place from walking around downtown Nassau. We hung out with people who were also doing semester at sea and were staying at our hotel too. I guess it is tradition to go to a club or bar the night before the voyage, and if you are in Nassau that bar is Senor Frogs. We went for a little, and had a drink but not as many as everyone else there. A group of us at the hotel decided to go early to the pier. It was only a few blocks away so we decided to walk. It was hot, but a lot cheaper than a taxi. Then after a few hours of waiting in lines I was on the ship. And at 5pm we left port and began our voyage.
The reason that I have not updated for so long is that I got seasick. Pretty bad too. I threw up on Wednesday. That was when I decided that the ginger was not going to cut it and I should turn to medication. The clinic on board has pills available 24/7 and I took a pack of them, which was two. But after a little over 8 hours I still felt sick my roommate gave me one of her patches, which you put behind your ear. I feel great now, which is good cause I need to do lots of homework all the time. I even felt good enough to day to take a shower!!!
Classes are a lot of work. And I added a fifth one. But the subject matter in all of them is interesting, so it should be a pretty good semester.
I sit out side when I am done with classes and do my homework and watch the ocean as we go sailing over it. It is an impossible feeling to describe. One of my friends saw a whale! I only saw the splash it made going back under, but still that was awesome. I heard someone saying that when we are around Hawaii it is humpback season, so that should be very neat.
Well I have reading I still need to do, so I should go… More later, and I promise it wont take so long to write. Ciao.
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That sounds amazing. The watching the ocean thing, I mean. Not the throwing up thing. That sounds terrible. Glad you're having a good time!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing quite like being in the middle of the ocean. Don't forget to look at the stars it is an amazing site.
ReplyDeleteI would look at the stars, but the lights from the ship make them hard to see. there is a rumor that one night the captain turns most of them off, that would be awesome...
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