Turn of Events

Just thought I would give an update from my cozy bed at 2 am. We are at sea. Still. We never ported today because the water was too rough! The ship has been rolling constantly, which we turned into games. People get creative when they're trapped on a ship for 7 days with a promise for land on day 6.

Students around the ship today ate, took naps, played cards, watched movies, ate, hung out, and ate. Some went a little crazy. By nighttime, they had scheduled two movies, Salt and Toy Story 3, to play in the Union, followed by an open mic night. It is unreal how many talented people there are on this ship. Singing, playing guitar and piano, acting, writing their own songs. Some sang a capella, some accompanied themselves, all were so perfect and so unique. Some of my friends performed, and I never would have known they could sing. It's cool to find things out about people like that. Also, I'm a sucker for musical self-expression.

We're all crossing our fingers to magically be in port when we wake up in the morning. No one wants to lose another day. There's so much to do in Cape Town, and the fact that we keep sailing past it back and forth just makes it seem like South Africa is taunting us. Tonight a group dressed in their traditional Ghana shirts and pants purchased in the last port, sang Madonna's Like A Prayer, and dedicated their performance to Mother Nature in hopes that she could help us out with the rough seas.

Pray for us.