June 18, 19, 20, 21

Life on the ship has proven to be very interesting. Through out the day students attend classes, which sounds obvious but just thought I’d remind all of you that this educational and not just for fun!! Everyone goes to Global Studies class at 9:20 in the morning. This class focuses on the history of the Mediterranean and is actually very informative and pertinent to what we will see soon.

Every night they offer lectures on several different topics. I have attended them every night and they prove to be really helpful. One I went to was about how to travel with a discerning eye. The next night I went to a discussion where a student from Barcelona did a Q &A for anyone who is interested. Then I went to a discussion on what will surprise me in Spain, and the next night was a discussion on how Spain went from Dictator to Democracy. All have been really helpful and led by very knowledgeable people. One of the speakers was actually knighted by the King of Spain for his dedication to Spain in America.

One strange thing about traveling across the Atlantic is that we have been advancing time zones almost every single night. It is strange but I guess better than adjusting to all 9 hours at once.

On the 20th I had a Bridge Tour, or a tour of the area which controls the ship, given by the Captain. It was incredibly informative and I even got a picture in the Captain’s chair, watch out Atlantic Ocean!! Will we were up in the Bridge we also spotted a small pod of Dolphins which was very neat since I hadn’t seen any yet. Later that night our ship passed through the Azores Islands in the middle of the Atlantic. Everyone was very excited to see land after so many days of nothing but blue waters. More dolphins were spotted while I watched the sun set behind the islands. Some people even claimed to have seen a sea turtle!

We are two days away from Spain and I can’t believe it. I’m so ready to see the wonders of Spain. Some of the places I will be going include: Cadiz, Arcos, Ronda, and possibly Seville.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Father’s Day!! And I’ll talk to you in my next update!

Kira