What happens on the ship?

And here I am, on the World Odyssey. I had dinner, my first meal on the ship, with Hana and Haimeng and the food was really good. The view from deck 9 was fabulous. The following day, I arranged my side, finished unpacking and did homework. I have a lot to catch up on :O

The ship is so fancy, I finally got to see the library, where I am a work study student, the bookstore, the study area … It feels good to sit outisde and feel the sea breeze. There is room service, they clean the room and do your bed every other day. I even went back once and found my clothes folded! Gosh, I am gonna be spoiled by the end of this voyage.

We had International students' orientation since we missed it (lol we were stuck in Paris, I mean hey, stuck and Paris?? Really :D) Anyway, we were introduced to different activities offered on the ship, and we were all put in families. We are 2 international girls and 4 American boys in my family plus our mum which is an Anthropology professor. She is so interesting and has a lot to offer. Also my siblings are so cool, and each has exciting stories to share.

Overall, it was great to meet other International students and make new friends. There are students from literally all over the world, Latvia, Nepal, Canada, Mexico, Ethiopia, Germany, many more and of course my second homeland, India :P So here is the thing, anywhere I go since my first flight which was long time ago, people think I am Indian! Even on the ship, the crew, room service, International and American students think I am Indian! I don't mind being International, but really, nobody ever thinks that I am from Egypt?! Lol, whatever :D

The ship is moving. I have been on day cruises before but never on night cruises. So, sailing while sleeping has a magical feeling. You wake up, you look outside and suddenly you can't see the land anymore. All you see is water everywhere. Apparently, we passed by a Volcano that erupts every 15 minutes and look like fireworks at night.

I celebrated moon festival with my Asian friends, ate cake and drank tea while watching the moon and enjoying the sea view. Although it was so dark at night, it was still cool to see what's out there. We had cultural night preparation and logistics preparation for Croatia. Croatia seems interesting with all its history, politics, economics and culture, but I wish we were gonna stop in Turkey L Paki, stay positive! It will be fun :D

P.S. Happy very belated Eid to all my Muslim friends J