Finally a nice, warm, sunny day!! It hasn’t been warm enough to wear summer clothes since before we reached Namibia. Both Namibia and South Africa were surprisingly cold. Now, as we are heading back towards the equator, I was finally able to put on my swim suit and read on the deck. It was a much needed activity.
We are now 8 hours ahead of Atlanta time. It’s weird going to bed and thinking that Julia is just getting out of school for the day.
Not too much has happened on the boat in the past few days. The most exciting things to note include a dolphin and whale sighting, and watching the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates (which we got recorded and sent to us). A number of people on the ship are getting sick so I’m doing my best to stay well.
Since we have eleven straight days at sea (which would typically mean 11 days of class), we get Friday off from class. Semester at Sea doesn’t like to give us free days so they always schedule events on our No Class days, but this time I’m really excited for it…we’re having the Sea Olympics! The teams are based loosely on our halls. My team color is white, which is kind of lame. There will be quite a range of events: everything from pizza making to board games, work out contests, dodgeball, synchronized swimming, crazy relays, and hot dog eating, to name a few. I will be competing in the human knot competition, flip-cup (using a non-alcoholic substance), and the Olympic Relay. I’m super excited. After a full day of events, we will be having our first ever ship dance: the Gods and Goddesses ball. Emma and I bought sheets in Cape Town to make our costumes.
Time to go write a paper…
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