It has been 5 days now since I have seen land. Happy late Easter to all of you. After Japan we have a total of 9 days before Hawaii, and we have class 4 of those days. Today we have off, and our taking group/school pictures for the first half of the day. School work is intense right now. The past two days I had 4 papers due, a quiz, and a huge global studies exam. Luckily I had the papers done ahead of time so I only had to study, but everyone has been freaking out. Last night was our charity auction on the ship. It was interesting to see how much some people would pay for stuff, like $300 to raise the flag when we get to Ft. Lauderdale, $1200 for a weekend in Yellowstone . . . guess thats what happens when you get this demographic population together. I felt poor, but in the end all of the money goes to charity. I spent about $20 on raffle tickets but didn't win anything. It has been very gross at sea the past few days, but today it is looking better. Yesterday and the day before we had really bad swells and waves and the ship was tossing and turning. It was dark and rainy all day . . . makes it hard to study. I also had two Easters which was neat. We had our one Easter, April 12, and then crossed the International Date Line so the next day was April 12 as well, Easter number 2. My friends mom bought her this huge ice cream cake for Easter, so we split that and it helped to make Easter a little bit more unique, since we did have class both days. We are now behind the East Coast, whereas we kept on getting father ahead before. Now we are trying to catch up, it is weird. Today after dinner my friends and I are having a photo swap party and we bought ourselves a cookie platter as a little treat. Man, I am going to miss them! Alright, well I am going to get a little studying in before lunch. Miss you all, and see you all before we know it!
4 comments:
Hi Chrissy: Good luck with your studying. I'm sure it became like a big family on ship, but all of us at home will be happy to see you safe and healthy when you get home. Love you, Gram
Hi Chrissy, leaving your new friends will be very sad, however I bet a lot of them will be friends forever. Just think about it, you came become grand pop and grand mom in Arizona and can travel the country and visit your friends. We will be happy for your safe return and are grateful you did such a great job allowing us to take the trip with you through your blog. Miss you, love you, be safe.
To which charity was the auction proceeds going? It sounds like it must be one that really inspired the travelers! It is wonderful that you have made some great friends. They are always welcome to come to Lansdale to visit you here!
Love,
Mom
You better come down to AZ asap! :-) Love ya- your big sis
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