January 14, 2011

First day of class, definitely a success.  Woke up late once again, due to not having a clock with the proper time, which I found out should be set in Atlantic time.  First class, Biology, was at 8 o'clock and it was far more interesting than I though it would be.  What I've learned very quickly on the ship is that every single one of these professors are not only ridiculously intelligent, but they are all in the same boat as the students are, no pun intended.  Most of them are so excited about the trip, and many of them have done the program before, which makes me so much more excited to learn about their experiences and how it relates to the subject at hand.  Right after Biology, I had my Global Studies class, which is quite enjoyable as well.  This class however is on the 6th floor of the ship towards the very front, and it's hard to not get a little dizzy when the waves are constantly swaying everyone in the room.  Following class, that ended before noon, I proceeded to lunch.  Lunch was never the less delicious, and directly afterwards I went out on the 7th deck by the pool, where the weather was definitely over 80 degrees and the Caribbean sun was beaming on my skin.  Everybody on the ship is so easy to get along with, and even though it's our second full day at sea, I already feel at home.  Later tonight, we stopped in Puerto Rico for a fill-up on gas, which was totally awesome to watch.  We pulled into the harbor, and a gas vessel came to us and filled up the ship, slowly but surely.  We weren't allowed to get off the ship, but I stayed up to watch ship leave San Juan at 2 in the morning.  Another great day in the Caribbean.