The Ocean Blue

It’s been another day of swaying back and forth with the waves.  I think my calf muscles are going to be huge by the time we get back to the States from constantly trying to stabilize myself.  So far so good for me but I have seen a few people covering their mouth and heading for the bathrooms.  It’s rough at first but in a few weeks I think we will hardly notice the rocking.

Last night was the Residence Life staff put on our first shipboard event, the Involvement Symposium.  It’s basically a big activity fair where students can set up clubs they are interested in.  Each of us RDs have a specific assignment, mine is Career Development.  I wasn’t sure what kind of response I would get but it turned out very well.  My plan is to help students with resume and cover letter writing, as well as how to use social media like LinkedIn and Twitter to network.   

Today is the student’s first day of classes.  There are 623 students aboard, 68% of them are female.  They have classes every day we are at sea, alternating between A days and B days.  Most of them are taking 4 classes and end up being quite busy.  I think it will be good for all of us to settle into a routine.  Perhaps it will take our minds off of the rocking.