Roller Coaster Class

I’d first like to apologize for the frantic, sloppy, and delayed writing of my previous post. It was a busy day so I dished everything out at once.

As we continue to travel, I recognize too many things that are somehow the same AND different at the same time. I like comparing life on a ship to life at school… or on land for that matter, and I carry a trusty notebook with me and will spend my days at sea writing about specific topics and observations I’ve made throughout our voyage.

Tonight I need to tell someone, anyone about the hypnotizing effect of sitting in a classroom on this ship. Have you heard of that show on TV now about winning a million dollars for doing an impossible task in under a minute? I’ve got a new suggestion for the producers.

Because the MV Explorer is so small, it consistently sways and moves with the rolling waves of the ocean. Students have now completed their first round of classes. My “A” days are nice, although apparently having 1 class also means I may get burned like a lobster because the top deck and my soul have a love connection I was only slightly aware about. My malaria medicine got jealous and made my skin a little extra sensitive, although the lack of Michigan sun may have also been in on it.

“B” days are another story.  All classes are 25 minutes longer than Florida Tech classes. That feature, mixed with the law of necessary boring-ness and fact that my stomach doesn’t care about the motion as much as my natural habit-from-birth to fall asleep when rocked put up a good fight when struggling to stay awake today. Woah baby. Today I spent 75 minutes thinking “There is NO WAY class is this boring! What is happening to me?!” It seems the only remedy is to take laps around the classroom while the professor is teaching. I’m not sure he’ll like that proposal, but maybe I’ll get the guts to ask in desperation one day.

We port in Dominica tomorrow. I have signed up for the whale and dolphin safari, because whales and dolphins are awesome (duh). From there we plan to snorkel, hike, and explore the island and it’s beautiful waterfalls, rainforests, and locals. I’m not sure how to spell it, but sounding it out, we were given common phrases they use on the island. “Saka fet” means “How are you doing?” and “Muela” means “good”. I guess if you’re have a crisis and someone asks you how you’re doing you better have good facial expressions, because “good” seems a little misleading.

Please please please feel free to comment and ask questions/give suggestions on things you’d like to hear about. I’m sure there are topics I’m not thinking of.

Until next time,
Kelli