Laysea Days

We have been sailing away for the past week.

We have not sailed this long of a period of time since before Spain.

It gets a little stir crazy on this thing. There is only so much to do!

I have never napped so much in my life.

Thats a lie, but its a close call for sure....

 

(to the tune of Yellow Submarine)

We're all floating on a University

Semester At Sea

The best place to be

(and repeat.)

 

I can't take credit for that one. All goes to the children of the staff and faculty (better known as the Dependent Children) who did a remix for the Semester At Sea Talent Show. When you are stuck in the middle of the ocean for seven days, we need a fix of entertainment. Other acts consisted of stand-up comedy, a reenacment of Susan Boyle's preformance, and the artistic approach of making a PP&J. This is how I spend my Friday nights.

 

I spend every other night of the week playing repeated games of catch phrase, pictionary, and doing my homework of course =)    This is life without Facebook, cable, and alcohol. It's really nice not knowing what is going on in the world. We get CNN and the New York Times as free websites, but I never really check them. Ignorance is Bliss, right? I think so.

 

My classes are going really well. All the class marterial is based on which country we are entering next. The first class back from our last port is used to reflect on what we learn while in port, as in intereaction with locals and our observations. It's all very hands-on and very interesting to hear everyones different experiences. I have never paid attention so much in class.

 

As we get closer and closer to the equator, the weather gets hotter and hotter. It is so incredibly humid out but still perfect pool weather. About 85 degrees everyday. Life is making up for the crappy weather it gave me all summer! I am black and I dont care how politically incorrect I am in saying it.

 

So over the past few weeks, and especially over the past few days since we are close to arriving in Ghana, the entire ship has been taking their Malaria medication. One of the major side effects of these pills are weird vivid dreams. Everyday, someone has a new intense dream to share, such as Micheal Jackson forcing suicide on an entire household or being chase by a giant ginger kid. I had one where I got a black lung diease and was forced to leave the ship. I woke up screaming. It's quite entertaining and worth not getting Malaria I guess.

 

Tomorrow we get into Ghana, which is located on the western side of Africa, right underneath the hump.

Fun facts!

-Semester at Sea is the largest group of Americans to ever enter the country of Ghana at one time...ever.

-The location where our boat docks is the closest land mass to the center of the Earth (0 degrees longitude and 0degrees latitude)

 

Ok thats about all I've got for you. I can't tell you much else because I don't really know much else. But who does? Ghana? What the hell? I'm excited!