On the Ship!

 

Talk about culture and weather shock.  I went from pine trees to palm trees and now I'm living on a ship! Been a pretty eventful last few days.  Flying from Missoula to San Diego, I got stuck in Seattle on Monday night but luckily my cousin Ray saved the day and picked me up and let me crash at his place!  Thanks Ray and Margaret for the last minute hotel service!

Finally made it to San Diego Tuesday morning and met up with a friend from my Rocky Mountain College days and then was up bright an early to catch the 7am shuttle to Ensenada, Mexico to get on the ship.

*My friends and I ran into David Robinson in the hotel in San Diego, his son is on the ship with us.  He is GINORMOUS.

Seeing the ship was incredibly exciting.  Its huge and confusing, slowly figuring out where I am.  Getting used to the constant movement is also interesting, but I seem to not be getting sea sick, but tomorrow might be a different story, we are supposed to have 16ft swells!

I have a work study position for the Alumni Development Office, and our first job today was to help get the other students on the ship, so while doing so at the first entrance, Archbishop Desmond Tutu came in and gave me a hug!  I kid not, highlight of my day hands down.  He will be on the voyage at least until South Africa. 

Otherwise I have just been meeting and making friends and learning the ins and the outs of the ship. 

Thanks for following, I'll post pictures as soon as I can, internet is slowwwww. 

 

L