Hey friends and family!
I wanted to put up a little update before we reach Spain in the morning. It’s currently 23 hundred hours out here in the Atlantic Ocean and we will be docking tomorrow morning at 08 hundred hours. I am getting up at 6 so that I can go out to the front deck and watch the pilot boat meet us, watch the sunrise, and watch the first sight of land in 7 days! I am excited for Spain! Tomorrow I am doing two SAS sponsored trips in Cadiz (pronounced “cadeeth,” and Erin, Barcelona IS pronounced “barthelona!!!”). One is a walking tour of the cathedrals in Espania, and the second is an Andalucian Flamenco performace at night. During my free time between those two trips, Kirra and I are planning on checking out Cadiz, and definitely having tapas y sangria, and hopefully some especial jamon sarono. Delicious!
Things on the ship have been fun. Lots of meetings for class, meetings for fun, and meetings for learning. It’s really awesome being here on the ship because learning is everywhere and it’s constant. The question we get most often in class is “what did you learn today?” And we answer. It sounds cheesy, and as if it would never work in a classroom back home (and it probably wouldn’t), but it’s a great way to live here. Right now, I’m watching on our closed circuit television, a performance of flamenco and telling Kirra everything I learned about the flamenco custom, history, instrumentation and rhythm in my Global Music class. Maybe you think I’m lame… I don’t care. Learning is awesome. Semester at Sea is awesome, and I haven’t even been in port yet.
I’m going to keep this one short because tomorrow is a big day, but count on hearing from me soon after we leave Spain. We only have one day of being on the ship before Morocco, so I will try and blog about Spain that day, but otherwise, expect two crazy long posts soon.
I miss you all back home.
Also – a word about pictures: I’m taking TONS! But, with the free e-mail account I use, I can’t send any attachments (and I blog from my e-mail to keep it free). So I will add the pictures that fit into each blog while in port and using an internet café.
PS: Earlier this week, I went on a bridge tour of the ship, which is what it sounds like. We got to go inside the bridge, check out all the gadgets, see the charts, and sit in the captain’s chair! I will post pictures of that as soon as possible as well.
Love, Kalista
I told Lyon and Lila, "Kalista's in Spain today." Lyon took one look at me and said, "You're envious, aren't you?" Yup. You betcha. Oh, to be young and adventurous again! You better enjoy every minute! Love you.
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