First Few Days

So the adventure begins! Lainey and I are now settled into our room… which is surprisingly roomy. It may not be a luxurious suite, but considering the fact that it fit all of our luggage (about 200 lbs of clothes, school supplies, toiletries, laptops, towels, shoes, etc) with room to spare, I’d say it’s quite sufficient ☺

After decorating our room with pictures and a huge world map, we spent yesterday exploring the rest of the ship and familiarizing ourselves with our new home for the next few months. We wandered the 7 floors to see the gym, spa, classrooms, dining halls, lounges, and pretty much every door that wasn’t locked. Lainey’s favorite spot was the front of the boat, and I’d have to agree that it was a great spot with a beautiful view! (though the spa looked pretty amazing to me too! Haha)

We’ve met some really nice people on our trip so far. We started off our trip meeting some fellow SAS-ers on the flight here, and since then have been doing our best to get to know the other 700+ students and 200+ staff on the boat. There’s people from almost every state, and over 10 countries on the boat, so there’s a lot of diversity.

As I’m writing this I can feel the ship rocking back and forth. The water out on the Atlantic right now is pretty rough and a lot of people are getting sea sick. Luckily we’ve been fine though, but we’re taking the sea sick meds just in case! We’ll be on open ocean for the next week until we dock in Cadiz for our first port!

I’m sure things will continue to get progressively more exciting and I can’t wait to experience the adventures that await us!

Adios amigos ☺