Time Warp!

Hello! I am still sailing on the open seas =) we are getting so close to Hawaii that I can see the islands on my TV screen! I actually think that we are really close; therefore the boat is only going about 10 knots. It usually goes around 20.
The weather is very nice here- probably about low to mid 80’s. I know that it is absolutely freezing at home, so I won’t rub it in! If it makes anyone feel better, I am excited for the snow and cold! I feel as if I am having like a 7-month summer because all I wear are flip-flops around the boat.
        Nothing too new on the boat, everyone is writing papers still and getting ready for finals after Hawaii. We had a day off 3 days ago, because we went through the international dateline. I can’t say that I have ever had two of the same day, but I did! November 22 was a great day!! I have had two time changes since we crossed the international dateline. Now we are 6 hours behind EST. Tomorrow we will be 5.

        Last night we had an “open mic night” where any one can get on stage and either sing, or play an instrument like piano and guitar. This is popular at actual colleges ☺ My friend Katie who is a religion major at a small school in California got on stage and performed a song she wrote and then a popular song called “Imagine.”
        Listening to her sing and play the guitar was incredible. She has the most amazing voice. The song that she wrote was about Semester at Sea, and all of the hope in the world. I had a tear in my eye listening to this because I think it in a sense made it all real to us. We have all journeyed together on this voyage, but each of our experiences are different and we have to take what we get from this semester.
       
        Yeah! Okay let me tell you what I am doing for Thanksgiving in Hawaii! My friend Ginny has grandparents that live in Honolulu. Her Mom will be in Hawaii also because she wanted to visit Ginny’s grandparents and see Ginny. My friend Amanda and Ben, and I were invited to come hang out with all of them on Thanksgiving! We will be visiting Ginny’s Grandma in the nursing home, then hitting a beach, and finally Thanksgiving dinner! I am excited that I will have something fun to do and somewhere to go with my friends! And of course I will be thinking of Pa, Maureen, Mom, Dad, Matt, Uncle Billy, Aunt Patti, Danny, and Nicole. This will be my first Thanksgiving without them all!! I will also miss Grandpa Loie and Grandpa Bob, as I will always remember those great Thanksgivings at their house.

Love to you all- and see you in less then three weeks!!!

Kristen