1/13/2018 0 Comments im on a (boat)ship!“Words don’t do it just justice” is such a cliché saying, but that is the reality I am living right now! This ship should not be allowed to be college students’ home. Also, waking up every morning to the first view being nothing but waves and water is surreal… not sure it has even hit me yet that I am in the middle of the ocean(?)!
I’m not going to lie- the first 24 hours were a whirlwind. From leaving my family in San Diego to boarding a ship with over 700 strangers, theres no need to say I was overwhelmed. I met my roommate finally on the first day, and we have been side-by-side ever since. (Side note- anyone who has known me for a while knows me and @Sam Melton have been bffls since birth) Ellie reminds me SO much of Sam, it is crazy, but it is nice to have someone here that feels like a bit of home :) Anyways, Ellie and I were both overly optimistic about not getting seasick because I never have before why would I now, right? Wrong! The MV World Odyssey is much smaller than a regular cruise ship, and therefore the rocking really took us off guard. I felt horrible at first but let me tell you that Meclizine works wonders. With the help of a tiny white pill you take twice a day, I am able to go through the day without a raging headache or feeling nasous. And now, I think its even kind of enjoyable to try and walk with the waves of the ship LOL but seriously, it did not take long to adjust. Now for the actual ship. First, everything is written in German, and I mean everything. Even the Coke I splurge and buy at the pool deck. This caused some confusion the first few days as we had to figure out that “W.C.” on the bathrooms didn’t stand for Women’s, it stands for “Water closet” (a common European name for bathroom). You can imagine our faces when a guy would walk out of the stalk in the girls bathroom, and he was just as confused as us. Also, I keep forgetting that there is no one out our windows to see in my bedroom. I think I am super careful not to change in front of open windows or doors, but that’s one thing not to worry about here because the closest land and humans is 2,000 miles away. Reading for me on the ship is basically nonexistent. First of all, its hard enough to focus when your classroom it constanly tilting back and forth. But to read something off the board or write notes on my paper are skills I have yet to master. Working out has been actually not as challenging as expected. The waves make it sort of fun to use the treadmill or elliptical. I ran for 15 minutes yesterday, and if you know me that is SAYING something! I am grateful to be here experiencing all of this. I do my best to take it one day at a time, but the more I get settled in, the more I love it! I cannot believe that my campus has literally the best view in the entire world, and I get to spend my free time laying in the sun. But sea life is only a part of the journey! We are in Hawaii today and I am excited to see the culture and learn new things. I want to take a second to thank everyone who helped get me to this point- this is absolutely the time of my life! On to Japan! p.s. there's no way I could give every room on the ship the credit it deserves, so take a minute to check them out for yourself ↓
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