So its been awhile....

Here is what has been happening since Japan. Once Jesse and I spilt an $80 Kobe steak (which was absolutely phenomenal) we headed to the grocery store to stock up on edible food correctly foreseeing that the ship food would go from bad to absolutely disgusting on our two week ride home.
Once on the ship I tried not to think about the two weeks that layed ahead. I had three 10-page papers and five 2-page papers to write within 3 days so I was kept very busy. Besides that I had the global studies exam and another final on the last day of regular class. Unfortunately, I did really bad on both. I don’t know what happened with the GS exam but the theater exam was absolutely ridiculous and I am kicking myself that I didn’t drop the class. I have never ever experienced had so a poor teacher in my life. She is a very talented actor/director but cannot teach to save her life….and her tests are even worse. It was a very frustrating class but I am sure I passed and sometimes that’s all you can ask for.

During this time we had the ambassador’s ball which was a lovely event. The price was $20 but for that I actually got some good, edible food including smoked salmon, a garden salad, soup, and a good steak. Then there was a huge desert bar and I mean gargantuous. The deserts all looked good, but not all of them tasted that way (as with many of the things on the ship). I had some homemade chocolate and chocolate bar and that was my favorite part(… sigh… ) then we headed to the dance for a little while and had a good time.

An on ship service organization put on a silent and live auction and sold a whole bunch of cool items. Some kids spent hundreds and thousands of dollars on stuff… My favorite items included a week stay on the England coast for $2500ish, a map that was signed by the crew and had our cordinances plotted $400ish, and to raise the flag in San Diego went for hundreds of dollars also… ridiculous! I wish I was rich… no actually I don’t because then I would have overpaid for highly unnecessary items. Needless to say I didn’t buy (wasn’t able to afford) anything.

Moving to the present: I had two finals yesterday (which I feel I did good on) and one tomorrow and then I am done. I packed almost all of my unnecessary items last night and it felt great to unclutter my room but I have no idea how I am going to get all of this stuff home! Tonight is our last BBQ nights (the only time I get to have a hamburger without paying for it!) and I have a little more studying to do. But tomorrow will be spent basking in the sun and chill-axing.