Hawaii and Ship Life Since Then

Hey everyone...

So Hawaii was beautiful! We got in early and Natalie and I ran off the ship to shop a little before heading to the beach. Then a huge group of us headed to Waikiki beach. There Natalie and Nicole bought some amazing rafts and we spent all day hanging out at the beach and rafting in the ocean. It was beautiful and hot and so cool to just hang out with everyone. Since Hawaii is a State we were able to call people too, so EVERYONE was on their phone catching up and it was great to get to talk to some of my friends.

Since Hawaii ship life has been wonderful. We had the Ambassador's Ball, a fancy dinner/dance that is put on for the whole shipboard community. Natalie, Meggie, Elivia and I sat together and had such a blast together. There was great food and everyone was dressed up and looked really nice.

I brought on three big rafts from Hawaii, so Nicole, Natalie and I have been rafting quite a bit in our tiny pool on the ship. It's so much fun. A lot of my friends join in and it makes the tiny pool all the more better. I've been laying out a lot and hanging out with friends outside. It's currently finals week but you can't really tell on the ship. It's almost impossible to study, which is aggravating, but I'm not too concerned. I have a little place I try to study at. I only have one exam thankfully, though it'll definitely be hard. In my other classes I had papers due, and have been done now for a few days, which is sublime.

The days consist of waking up, class or working out, then hanging out on the 7th deck all day, either tanning, swimming or playing games like Rummy-O and cards. After my exam in three days I will officially be done with my Junior year of college!

Then we go to Costa Rica where I plan on surfing and white water rafting. It should be a blast. After that we have four days at sea to pack up and say good bye to everyone. It's so depressing! I really, really, really don't want this to be over. It's been the most amazing experience of my life and I can't imagine how I'll come back to reality, back to madison, and not be on this ship. But that's a post for another time.

I miss you all and love hearing from you. Talk to you and SEE YOU soon!!!

Peace,
E