We have 1 more day until South Africa and we are all going CRAZY! You would think that 10 days on a ship would not be that big of a deal…but you are wrong. There indeed are limitations on what you can do on a ship. How many times can you play Apples to Apples? Actually…things are not all bad; we’ve had some pretty exciting times these last few days...
A few nights ago we had a dance on the ship themed Animal Party! The goal was to dress up as animals…the concept is easier said than done when you are on a ship and only brought normal clothes (except for one guy who decided to bring his cow costume…yeahhh). I dressed up as a sloth - I wrapped my fuzzy brown blanky around my body (like a toga), painted my face, and duct-taped some socks together to make three-toed hands, and called it a night. My friend’s animals were lion, elephant, unicorn, flamingo, ladybug, cat, zebra, and chia-pet. The dance was short lived, but pretty fun. It was a little difficult to dance while wearing a blanket toga.
The next morning was Valentines Day AND Neptune Day! We were woken up at 7:00 a.m. by the crew marching down the halls banging pots and pans together. It was awesome… Neptune Day celebrates crossing the equator and is a rite of passage to the sea. It started off with a speech from King Neptune (Dean Ken all dressed up), then I voluntarily got fish guts dumped on my head, jumped in the frigid pool, and kissed a fish’s lips. The fish guts smelled awful, but I’m sure I would have regretted it if I didn’t participate. Not to mention we were in the middle of a crazy storm, so the ship’s rocking made the fishy water slosh back and forth on the deck. The next step of Neptune Day was the shaving of the heads. Our voyage now holds the record for the number of girls to shave their heads on Neptune Day (39). I was not one of them J. The remainder of the day was spent napping, catching objects about to slide off the table, and eating valentine’s cake.
Last night we had our first Sea Olympic challenge (I’m a member of the Caribbean Sea) where each sea had to create a song and perform it for everyone. It was pretty entertaining, to say the least. Immediately afterwards we had a “Coffee House” show where students AND faculty showcased their talents. We have some awesome guitar players/singers on this ship …and a guy that can juggle and tell hilarious jokes at the same time. I guess you could say we are kept pretty entertained here on the ship.
I wish I had more to report at this point…but don’t you worry – South Africa will make for a plethora of stories!
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