Saturday, June 27, 2009

Dios Mio Estoy en Espana!

Hey everyone! Spain is AMAZING!! I wish I had more time to post all the wonderful things I've done. SO I guess I will hit the highlights. I had some great Spanish food including...octopus....yeah that right for those who know me, I did eat octopus and squid and fried sardines. All of which was pretty good. I love the architecture, the nightlife, and the culture. I got to speak some spanish which was pretty cool. I hung out with lots of great people I met on the ship. Oh yeah about the ship, no seasickness for me, but for most people..... lol. I truly feel that my fear of vomit is gone, most people kept barfing around me soo... yeah. Like right next to me,no lie. Anyways I am sad to leave spain, and if you have a chance pics will posted on facebook so check them out.

For all of the confusion about my camera, I meant I left it on the ship so i couldn't post where I had internet because I had no camera with me to hook up to my computer.

Oh my gosh, I have to rush so.... ask me questions and I will answer. I hope everyone is having a good time!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

OMG ABOUT TO SET SAIL!

Hey everyone!!!! I am currently at the Westin hotel stealing internet with some folks I met on the ship. This will be last post until I can get internet in Spain. I am super excited right now, but a little bummed that I forgot to bring my camera, so you all will not get to see our adventures at the grocery store. Oh well, I will post as soon as possible. I hope you guys a enjoying my blog thus far. I am like soooo antsy right. We have 30 mins until we have to be on the ship and we set sail at 5pm. Stay tuned and if you want to follow the ship you can find out our location at( it will be updated soon :
http://www.semesteratsea.org/current-voyage/overview/position-report.php

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Its not a bathroom, its a washroom!



So..I am currently in Halifax Nova Scotia! I got my first stamp on my passport! Yay!












So far I have seen the harbor, unfortunately here 70 degrees is warm.
It was more like 60's today and cloudy. I was amazed that people were actually wearing shorts and skirts. Tomorrow I board the ship and I am pretty excited about it!


I will say that so far Canada is not all that bad. Today I went to a restaurant called Waterfront Warehouse/ Tug's pub. It was some ritzy seafood place and I ordered some lobster fettucini. Well...I guess lobster is pretty chewy. It was okay however I had the BEST CHOCOLATE MINT CHEESECAKE OF ALL TIME! This definately made up for dinner. Their cheesecake was amazing, seriously my body tingled! I definitely think you should check it out if your ever in town! And yes, there are no "bathrooms" only "washrooms".


Oh yeah I had to get a picture of the km/h since the U.S. is the only place not using the metric system :)

My New York Minute



Hey guys, I had a brief encounter with NYC. I got to eat some great pizza, do a lil' shopping and take a harbor cruise.






Not to mention ride the subway!...AND.... get my first taxi! lol I know, its the small things that count. So for those of you that have not rode the subway...it wasn't all that bad. I highly suggest it, if you are not in a big hurry and don't want to waste $55.





Friday, June 12, 2009

Where in the world?


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Depart Tuesday 16 June 1700
Cadiz, Spain Arrive

Depart
Wednesday

Saturday
24 June

27 June
0800

2000
Civitavecchia / Naples, Italy Arrive

Depart
Wednesday

Sunday
01 July

05 July
0800

2000
Dubrovnik, Croatia Arrive

Depart
Tuesday

Friday
07 July

10 July
0800

2000
Piraeus (Athens), Greece Arrive

Depart
Monday

Thursday
13 July

16 July
0800

2000
Istanbul, Turkey Arrive

Depart
Saturday

Wednesday
18 July

22 July
0800

2000
Varna, Bulgaria Arrive

Depart
Friday

Monday
24 July

27 July
0800

2000
Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt Arrive

Depart
Thursday

Monday
30 July

03 August
0800

2000
Casablanca, Morocco Arrive

Depart
Sunday

Wednesday
09 August

12 August
0800

2000
Norfolk, VA, USA Arrive Saturday 22 August 0800

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Presailing jitters

Hey everyone! Thank so much for checking out my blog! I will be updating you on all of my crazy adventures in the Mediterranean this summer.

Major questions at this point??

Are you ready?
At this very moment, not yet I really need to pack....OMG!

Are you excited?
You better believe it!

Are you nervous?
Completely!! This is my first time overseas and it will be spent on a boat. I pray for calm waters.

Well everyone this is my first time creating an online diary so to say, so just bare with me!
*Chelsea*