Officially En Route to Spain!

It felt so surreal to be waiting in line and then to actually walk up to the ship to board yesterday. It took around an hour total. Not too bad, but the Bahamian heat was not very forgiving (aka dripping sweat). Oh and I forgot to post in the Bahamas entry, but a gallon of gas there costs $5.50-$5.75. Crazy right? Kate and I were so lucky with the room we were assigned on the ship though. Our Minnesota friends Ashley and Meghan boarded the ship a day early for work study and let us know that they saw our name tags on our room. We paid for economy- the cheapest option- and got a cabin on deck 3! And we are only one room away from theirs. Such exciting news. The only thing is that it’s right over the engine so it’s a tad loud and we can feel the vibrations haha. But we absolutely love it, and it’s so nice being unpacked and organized. Last night consisted of lunch, a lifeboat drill, dinner, and then a welcome meeting and meetings with smaller groups according to the deck you’re on. We have been getting to know a lot of nice people around the ship too. Today, we have meetings scheduled from 9am to 9:30pm. The main room that everyone will take Global Studies in and in which they have lectures is called the Union. You can feel the motion of the rocking ship really easily in the Union and in the front of the ship in general, so it’s really difficult to stay awake. Kate and I went back to the room after the first couple of lectures and discovered that they’re already broadcasting them on our cabin TVs. We were happy to relax in our room and watch. My free email is mmwilliams@semesteratsea.net, so email me as much as you all want! I will update soon with another entry.