The Ship's a Rockin!

So I am at my third day at sea and I at this point I am not quite sure what I got myself into. Eh. I was not at all expecting to be seasick but unfortunately I guess I had no choice. The MV Explorer is quite the ship. I have a great room that has a giant window that overlooks the waves and my roommate, Katie, seems to be really nice. The swaying from right to left, left to right is really getting to me though. Everyone walks down the hallways as if intoxicated but surprise! they are just the sea legs. These first couple of days have been filled with orientation meetings and such to prepare us for the voyage ahead and our first stop in Puerto Rico. All of these meetings have been held in the Union, which is the giant room in the front of the ship that will also become home to the talent shows and movie nights. The thing is that in this room we are continually rocking which puts me to sleep and I have an incredibly hard time following all of the information because I feel as though I am a baby in a cradle. Lets just say that so far my nights have been great as I pass out as soon as my head hits the pillow.
I started my first classes today. I have an 8 AM that is called “Writing About Travel”. Once again I am having a little bit of trouble staying awake, but hopefully I will adjust soon and come out with a great journal from the class. After that I had Global Studies that is required by everyone and tells of the history of the different ports and the economic and political and religious layouts. I am hoping that it will pick up and become more interesting as we go along. Last, my third class of the day was HIV/AIDS in the World. I think that this class will definitely be an interesting topic.
For the rest of the day I have been catching some sun as it is so nice outside. I think I made a mistake in packing though because the ship is freezing cold and I sit with chattering teeth yet I only have a couple of sweatshirts to keep me warm. Oh well, all I need to do is step outside for 5 minutes to reheat myself and I am set to go for at least another hour. This is no normal school and the sight of girls with bathing suits under tank tops is going to be the trend of the next 3 months.
Tomorrow is the first stop of San Juan, Puerto Rico. I still have no plans and I think I should probably figure that out…