A Dream Becoming a Reality

I'm finally on the MV Explorer and am having the time of my life. We set sail yesturday and that's when it all started to become a reality. This has been a year in the making and I am finally here. Amy, Mackenzie, and I have been having fun and making some new friends. Our parents told us, to make them feel better, to find some guys to have in our group so that they can be our body guards if needed haha and we did so they can feel much better about the situation.

We met Ed, who happens to be from Burlington, 10 minutes away from home, and he's really cool. We all went exploring the ship and ended up meeting Marcus, who is really nice and is actually the executive dean's son so he's been really helpful. Especially when it comes to learning our way around the ship and learning all  the ins and outs of the ship and what to do and what not to do in port. This is his third voyage so he's a good buddy to have. We are also hanging out with Ed's roomate, Tom from  Pennsylvania. So we are safe here, dont worry.

 

There are so many nice, friendly people here, so its not awkward when you go up and say hi and introduce yourself to everyone. We are all in the same boat ;) haha and it makes you feel more comfortable about the situation, at least in my opinion.

 

We had a whole night and afternoon of meetings and orientations which was LONGGGG and trying not to fall asleep was difficult to say the least. The highlight was when the medical staff stood up and started rapping, as a way to liven up the crowd. It was hilarious.

Then, we were introduced to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is sailing with us this voyage. That was awesome to see him in person, and know that he is real haha.

 

Well everything is going great so far. We start classes tomorrow, we'll see how that goes.