Speed: 20.0 knots
A day behind schedule and yet we don't even have to go at full speed to make it to Dominica on time. Crazyness. Have I mentioned yet that this is the fastest passenger ship in the world? I was having breakfast outside on the deck this morning and saw one of those monstrous cruise liners off on the horizon, about even with us and heading in roughly the same direction. Half an hour later when I looked over at it again it was way behind in the distance.
So while everyone back home is enjoying the weekend, here at sea it was our first day of classes. I love that there are only two days of class before we dock in Dominica. All of my professors are promising lots of work and to stay on top of everything because it will be easy to fall behind, and while I understand what they mean, it is also hard to take them serious in a sense when we have so very few class days.
Meeting everyone is like Freshman year in the dorms all over again. Everyone is super excited and in hyper friend-making frenzy mode. And it's crazy to think that with so few of us living in such close proximity, we will most likely all know every person aboard this ship by the end of the semester.
Speaking of meeting people, I don't know if my friend Colin Sorensen (sorry, I can't spell) is reading this, and if not perhaps someone who knows him can pass along the message, I met your friend Adrianna today! She is in my Human Rights class and I recognized her because she mentioned that she studied abroad in New Zealand. I asked if she knew Colin and I've never seen anyone so excited. Small world.
The campus store finally opened today which I was thrilled about because this ship is just as cold as promised and I've been waiting to pick up an extra blanket. I brought my sleeping bag to use as a blanket, but discovered it serves better rolled up as a pillow then the flat pancakes we are provided. It also helps that our room is one of the few with a thermostat. We can keep the temperature at cold instead of frigid.
Time to get some homework done. With nothing but crystal clear blue ocean as far as the eye can see in every direction it is hard to believe reading assignments could possibly be that important, but I suppose it has to be done.
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