First day on the ship!

Friday, August 28 – Atlantic
22:19 pm
I’M ON A SHIP!
 To begin, I’ll let you know there is FAR too much that has happened for me to write. As you can see from my current location, I am sailing on the ocean blue! And before I go any further about today, I’d like to mention last night!

Some guys from the trip called some clubs in Halifax ahead of time and planned a SAS night at The Dome! It was a blast! We met a bunch of SASers, and drinks were $2.50 - so naturally, I had my first (and second and third) legal drink! People actually recognized me from Facebook - kind of weird, right? Met Minh Vo in person, from Facebook and this really rad chick Vicki (who I’m going to be really good friends with).
Continuing on with today...
I’ll give you a slight run down and highlights:

Getting on the ship was rather easy, the walk to the port kind of sucked with two heavy bags on wheels and a backpack. Within minutes, I made my first friend (on the ship) Ryan! Jackie and I made it to our room around the same time, and unpacked. There’s actually some extra room and the rooms aren’t that small. Lifeboat drill, set sail, etc. Met up with Vicki - and ran into Ryan- and the four of us (Jackie included) hit up the gym! It’s nice working out and glancing out the window at the deep blue sea. Immediately after that we had our first meal on the ship - which was delicious - AND I ate vegetables. Toured the ship, some meeting, set up my email - and now I’m here in my room. During the meeting, our dean referenced “I’m on a boat” and asked T-Pain to come down to the front (joking, but some people thought he was serious). My books, along with Jackie’s, did not make it to our rooms - so, we’ll see how that plays out.

ALSO, we were moved up to the 4th floor, instead of the 2nd - because of... SWINE FLU. They’re leaving the 2nd floor open for anyone who gets Swine Flu and that’s where they will be QUARANTINED. Hopefully, none of us will be a “they”. 

The reality of this trip has come to me in waves. It catches me off guard, and has made me almost want to cry. Most of the time, I just go about my day and don’t think twice about it - and then it hits me... THIS IS MY DREAM, I AM LIVING MY DREAM. Living your dream feels a lot like a dream.
I am very emotional today. Tonight, I think, it will be difficult to sleep. I miss everyone tremendously, and it's definitely starting to sink in. & I just remembered the cards my parents left for me. It's very sweet and made me cry. I'll see you all soon.

Please all email me at bcdavis@semesteratsea.net