I've spent the last few days in San Diego exploring the city and enjoying the food with my Dad. It's a pretty walkable city. We only really took a taxi twice, one of those times being from the airport. On Sunday, we got to explore the historic Gaslamp District. There were a ton of touristy shops down there and lots of cool restaurants. The entire district is huge - over 16 blocks. And we wandered around a lot of it before finally deciding on a fish shack for lunch. We also found a mall that had a Macys where I purchased a money belt, and the Hard Rock Cafe where I was able to pick out a t-shirt. After wandering back to the hotel, we watched football at the sports bar and that night, we ended up having dinner at the hotel because neither of us were up to exploring much more after a long day of travel.
Yesterday, we visited the USS Midway Museum on the bay. For those who don't know, the USS Midway is a retired aircraft carrier turned museum, and was also conveniently parked next to my ship. It took us two hours to venture through the museum with the audio tour and we could have spent much longer in there. It was really cool to see how sailors lived in the navy during WWII. I definitely left the museum with an appreciation of the history of the carrier and the sacrifice of those who lived and worked on it.
Today, I got on my ship. That's right everyone! My ship! I left on the 7:40 bus from San Diego only to pull up to my ship two hours later in Ensenada, Mexico. Parked (docked?) next to a Carnival cruise ship, the MV World Odyssey looked like a baby. But still, it was mine. After going through the line to board the ship and check in, I found my room and eventually met my roommate Eleanor. She's from Seattle but goes to Seton Hall in New Jersey. We spent the day unpacking all of our luggage, organizing our stuff, meeting a ton of new people, and taking naps. Both of us have been running on very little sleep and I think it's finally catching up. I'm still jet-lagged from the three hour time difference, but I'm sure I'll adjust soon. Our room is a decent size and we have space for everything. I pushed both my duffles under my bed and put all of my clothes away in the closet and a few drawers. We also have a decent amount of storage in the bathroom. It's smaller than both Resco and Schwitzer back at Butler, but it's perfect for my trip.
There's not much going on tonight and tomorrow. Lots of orientation and welcome meetings. I'm sure I'll be busy! I'll be sure to add another post with some pictures of the boat soon!
Yesterday, we visited the USS Midway Museum on the bay. For those who don't know, the USS Midway is a retired aircraft carrier turned museum, and was also conveniently parked next to my ship. It took us two hours to venture through the museum with the audio tour and we could have spent much longer in there. It was really cool to see how sailors lived in the navy during WWII. I definitely left the museum with an appreciation of the history of the carrier and the sacrifice of those who lived and worked on it.
Today, I got on my ship. That's right everyone! My ship! I left on the 7:40 bus from San Diego only to pull up to my ship two hours later in Ensenada, Mexico. Parked (docked?) next to a Carnival cruise ship, the MV World Odyssey looked like a baby. But still, it was mine. After going through the line to board the ship and check in, I found my room and eventually met my roommate Eleanor. She's from Seattle but goes to Seton Hall in New Jersey. We spent the day unpacking all of our luggage, organizing our stuff, meeting a ton of new people, and taking naps. Both of us have been running on very little sleep and I think it's finally catching up. I'm still jet-lagged from the three hour time difference, but I'm sure I'll adjust soon. Our room is a decent size and we have space for everything. I pushed both my duffles under my bed and put all of my clothes away in the closet and a few drawers. We also have a decent amount of storage in the bathroom. It's smaller than both Resco and Schwitzer back at Butler, but it's perfect for my trip.
There's not much going on tonight and tomorrow. Lots of orientation and welcome meetings. I'm sure I'll be busy! I'll be sure to add another post with some pictures of the boat soon!
Woo Hoo. Glad everything fit into your room. Sounds like you'll be nice and comfy. Love you-Mom
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