Today was also crazy.\u00a0 It started with a lot of orientation stuff.\u00a0 I got to know my roommate, Will, a lot better.\u00a0 He\u2019s a film major and has done semester at sea before, so he knows a lot of stuff and has been a ton of help.\u00a0 At dinner, we decided to try and meet some new people so we asked to sit at a random table.\u00a0 It turns out that everyone we sat with was latino, and they were all fluent in Spanish and English.\u00a0 Each of them was from a different country and it was crazy hearing them switch back in forth between accents and languages.\u00a0 I counted it up and I met people from twelve different countries today, ranging from Ecuador to the Philippines.\u00a0 Everyone is pretty excited about going to Japan and Honolulu, and everyone is interested in meeting everyone and making plans.\u00a0 I decided to try and join the astronomy club at the club fair, because its awesome sitting up on the top deck and looking at the stars with almost no light pollution. \u00a0 Seasickness is a real issue that is really messing with the other kids, but I am having no problems.\u00a0 From my room, I can look out and see the ocean at all times, and it puts me right to sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today was also crazy.\u00a0 It started with a lot of orientation stuff.\u00a0 I got to know my roommate, Will, a lot better.\u00a0 He\u2019s a film major and has done semester at sea before, so he knows a lot of stuff … Continue reading