Its getting real!

Class meeting times have been posted! Wooohooo!!!!! The comedy workshop class that I was going to take was cancelled sad day. So my class schedule is looking like

Science of Love: A day- 8am to 9:15am
Global Studies: A day- 9:20am to 10:35am
International Marketing: B day 1:05pm to 2:20pm
Personality in Culture: B day 2:30pm to 3:45pm

I think I like that schedule B days I can sleep in and A days I get done pretty early. Oh A day and B day means what days classes will meet since we don't have class in port. It just wouldn't make sense to have class as Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday and Thursday.

I have been talking to other future SASers on facebook and I have to say talking to everyone is so much more fun then studying for finals! A lot of people want to take science of love, but I think the class being at 8am will turn a few people away. I already have class at 7:30am so that's absolutely no big deal.

Also, information on travel documents and inoculations has been posted. I can't really do anything about all of that right now because I need my passport to go home in 2 WEEKS! I just hope it's not going to be as complicated as I think it's going to be.

So life is hectic and crazy and will stay that way until.....who am I kidding it will always be that way!

TIME ZONES!

My Hero

The night of April 16th my great grandmother Helen passed away in her sleep. I was very close to her and terrified this would happen while I was on the ship. She was 97 and 3/4 years old. Yes we expected it would happen soon, yes she is no longer in pain and yes she is happier now. All of that doesn't change the fact that I will miss her greatly. She has been a part of our family for a very long time. She was our family matriarch and now that she is gone, there is a void. She was my hero. She was the one who inspired me to do better and be better.

I want the world to stop right now and remember her. I'm sure that's how every one feels when a loved one dies. There are so many things to do before I get to say good bye. What will happen once I do? Will I forget her? I doubt it. Will I live my life differently? I don't know.

All I know is this, today I have to get my scholarship over nighted to Virginia. I also have to reschedule and cancel many commitments I had made. I have to go home. I have to be with my family. I have to say good bye. After that, I know the world will continue marching on and embarkation day will arrive. I'll go on this trip and GG will be watching me protecting me and guiding me.

I love you GG. I am so happy that you aren't in pain any more and that you have been reunited with the people you lost. I know you're laughing and smiling with them now. We miss you and we love you.

Rest in Peace.                                Me and GG at my last orchestra concert

30 Days and Fundly

I am now at the point where I have less then 30 days to complete all the paper work that I have to do for semester at sea. As of today, ALL yes all my possible courses have been approved. The only thing I am nervous about is when the classes meet. If any of the classes I've had approved meet at the same time I won't have the number of credits I was expecting. I'm hoping that we will find out when classes meet before the end of May.

Tomorrow I am sending off the form to create a consortium agreement between SAS and my school. I am also working on obtaining a couple scholarships. I am also requesting an extension on the scholarships and grants I received from Gonzaga for when I return for the Spring semester.

As far as school goes I have MASSIVE amounts of work to do before finals. I really only have 1 final to take this semester but I have presentations and papers for every single class.
I also need to do some repairs on my car from it being broken into, but that, I hope, can wait till after finals.

I have almost completed my non-sponsored study abroad approval form. I just need to get the paper signed at this point.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who has been reading my blog! I love coming back and seeing that more people have checked it out. I have created a Fundly account where you can make a donation for my trip. This is mainly for my family and friends who would like to support me, but of course all donations are welcome.
To my family: I will be having my birthday while at sea. Also sending packages or mail to the ship can be very expensive. If you want to send me a gift for my birthday at sea, please just donate at fundly. It will be cheaper and will really allow me to get out and see the countries I'll be going to. If you want a souvenir for donating let me know which country or countries and I will be sure to find something for you!
Access fundly by clicking this link, http://fundly.com/thelostrainbowtrout?preview=true, or clicking on the word Fundly above.