Today I woke up to the sounds of the ocean, and the sunrise peaking through my port hole.\u00a0 The closest solid earth is 11,000 thousand feet below me, which is fun to think about.\u00a0 It was the first day of classes, and I really like both my teachers.\u00a0 The work doesn\u2019t seem to bad, and I have now met a lot of the folks who will be my classmates for the voyage. \u00a0 Its awesome how diverse and different everyone is.\u00a0 All of my classes are today, so tomorrow I have the whole day, which will be nice.\u00a0 Meeting and talking to new people is how I spent most of today.\u00a0 I think I have adapted pretty well to the lack of internet, and am instead focusing on the current moment.\u00a0 It is still hard to believe that I\u2019m on the ocean, almost as far away from land as possible, but the gentle rocking of the boat is a reassuring reminder of how crazy of an experience this is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today I woke up to the sounds of the ocean, and the sunrise peaking through my port hole.\u00a0 The closest solid earth is 11,000 thousand feet below me, which is fun to think about.\u00a0 It was the first day of … Continue reading