Internet sucks, but I am alive!

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IM ALIVE!!! Living on a ship is WEIRD. It already feels like we’ve all been together and known each other for forever. My roommate and I were just talking about how we can barely remember what we were doing at home less than a week ago. Luckily, I haven’t gotten sea sick, and I’ve even… Continue reading Internet sucks, but I am alive!

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We made it safely to San Diego, and that is a miracle. I had mom schedule our tickets on the wrong day, meaning we would land after the ship left (lol oops) but hallelujiah for the man at Delta. He was from one of the countries I’m visiting in Africa and was more than willing to help- thank god.

It is sort of weird being here with everyone and their families. The hotel is super busy and you can tell everyone is nervous and excited. It doesn’t really feel real yet. It definitely hasn’t registered that after tonight I will be living on a boat for 3 1/2 months, but I’m sure it will sink in soon enough (no pun intended). I am doing a work study as a sort of scholarship, so I leave on the first bus at 7am tomorrow to board for our work orientation. I’ll be working in the library! I figured it would be the easiest, even though I haven’t actually read a full book since Freshman year of high school… I’m sort of excited for the job, but my twelve year old sister handled it differently. She thinks its nerdy and is afraid people may think I’m a loser. She sent me a confidence boosting email last night. It was short and sweet: “Don’t let them sorry ass snob kids get you down for being a librarian. <3” Thank you Erica. I will try my best.

Anyway, California is beautiful, and I can’t wait to see Hawaii. I got chills just looking at the ship in the harbor. HOMEEE!! I met my roommate today after a series of inevitably awkward ‘where do you wanna meet’ sort of facebook chats, and she was awesome! (also thank god)

Everyone is posting in our facebook group about meeting in the lobby to hangout (hahah no.) I don’t understand. Do you just walk down and sorta wander around talking to strangers? This is something I am way too awkward for. Usually Jenna or Seema start all of the talking when we meet new people (hi guys COME SAVE ME). When we went to dinner, I passed all these strangely outgoing individuals and cringed at the idea of having to maybe do this eventually. I therefore clung to my mom and spoke to no one. Hopefully I get better at this tomorrow? Probably not.

Well, I have to wake up early and say goodbye to the main land. Thanks for everyone that read my first post. It was suggested that I post an itinerary so I have below. Also, there is a link to my program if you’re interested in learning more.

San Diego, CA, USA

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Yokohama, Japan

Kobe, Japan

Shanghai, China

Hong Kong, China

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Rangoon, Burma

Cochin, India

Port Louis, Mauritius

Cape Town, South Africa

Takoradi, Ghana

Tema, Ghana

Casablanca, Morocca

London, England

http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2016/