How Time Flies

So as I sit here today on my moms balcony I look back at the past year and cant believe how quickly the time has passed. Ive finished one contract on the Glory, where I started off this scared person not knowing anything about the road that lied ahead and finished it off with some amazing friends, a new family and memories that will last forever. Upon returning home I didnt know what I would do for the two months to keep myself occupied but who knew the time would just pass on by. Ive enjoyed all my time that I had with new and old friends and family and am now ready to walk out that front door and start my new adventure. Today at 12 pm I will be boarding the Legend for another fun filled adventure at sea. Looking foward to the friends and family I meet there and the new experiences to be had. Thank you all for being a part of my life and please keep in touch

almost over

wow has the time flown by i cant believe my contract is almost over. This may very well be my last time sitting on the streets of san juan for awhile, but who knows well see. Just one week left and im not wuiet ready to leave will i be able to extendband stay a little longer, fingers crossed and hoping all works out like it should. Wow has my life changed and my thoughts on things now differ. The experiences i had and people i met are absolutely amazing and i would not change it for the world. Everyday things now to me are times that people wait all year to go on vacation and have ftom swimmingnwith the sea lions in st thomas to just having lunch in puerto rico. The family i have found on board though very different but very close to my heart. When its over i will miss them all dearly. Enjoy everyday while you have it and experiences while they last. Ake chances do something new it will give you memonries of a lifetime.

sitting and watching

so as i sit here in a little bistro inmiami i just watch and think. This is the life that i left behind to ollow my love for the sea, and i cant help to thinkhow thankful i am though life onland is great and mine was definately that but not as exciting. Though i miss the relationships with people on land even just your waiter at a restaurant or the keeper of the store you always go to the relationships at sea are different. Everyone has this commonality with eachother in lifethis lifeon the open waters that they share. As i talk to people that have done this for years they tell me how they always think after the contract is over im done, but then they keep comming back. Why you may wander they say time at home just becomes routine and they miss the hustle and bustle of theship
Going to a different place everyday and always having new people in yourhouse both employees and guests. As some days i absolutely love this life and some days im ready to go home i cant help but be thankful i tried this dream but wished i tried it sooner as i voukd already be well in the way of mycareer at sea and also had the funtimes of a younger age and a time of ship life when things werent as strict and theemployees had it great. The stories i her of times past help me do nothing but wonder why did i chicken out then whydid i not go for this dream why did i have the comfort of life and notwant to break out of that ubble. In a way imvery envious ofbthey people that are starting at that young age or have done it for years as that is what i wished. As you get older you need to think ofbthe future and not just the adventures to be had. Did i miss this part of my future

trapped

so two bad weeks can we say...it feels like i have the curse of night shift. And when things go wrong the good doesnt seem to matter as much.....nightshift what a relief a break from the guests time to relax and enjoy the ports of call or so you would think, till the curse sets in. First port no going on a day adventure as we have a meeting in the office, so while waiting next to the ship for a friend that never shows my purse gets stolen, with what in it you may ask, my life!!! Both my personal and my professional. Then a few nice days an excursion or two, thrown in with a missed port it was an even playing field, then weektwo of night shift comes you get alot more tired the simplest things seem hard, you start missing the time with your colleauges and the fun things they are doing and most of all your missing sleep. Week two of ports even though different dont seem as grand as your dragging yourself up to go sleep just seems better than port anyday. But you go anyway and have a great time. I experienced pure beautybin st thomas this week as a friends father took me around qnd showed me the locals view of st thomas, beaches untouched and then the rocks and sea colliding in such a way that it was mesmorizing. And of course i checked out some turtles, hell, and the underwater world in grand cayman. But then the curse of night shift strikes again, as time and the meaning of it was lost when on grand turk my ship almost left me. After having a great time with some new aquaintances :-) i was a tad off when it came to sailing time a half anhour to be exact so while thinking iwas early getting back on board i actually almost missed my ship, passport was on dockand i was ready to be left behind. When i got on boardvi realized the reality as my id was taken away and passport given back. So now i wait till i get my id, my freedom back. Until then i am prisoner to this ship.

sitting and watching

So as i sit here in puerto rico at a little cafe on the street i just watch and think. Its like realizing the world around me for the first time. The man feeding the birds where is he heading to where is he comming from. The vendors under the tents the shop owners and the tourists walking down the beautiful cobblestone streets. Then you have us the staff comming from everywhere in the worldand oh what a big one it is. Shiplife hmmm the places you go and people you meet and how they just come znd go through yourlife like a bat of an eye. When to them flying home is a hastle but to you its an adventure to an exotic place. I have reakized one thing ten fold this world is huge and i need to start exploring it.