"The Things we are most scared of in life, are usually the things worth doing."

So, I'm finally on the boat and able to sit down and write a thing or two. So far, I'm loving it - tons of new faces, people to meet. The environment is so much better - even two bars, just for crew, to sit and enjoy a drink together. I have so much more free time and I'm able to get off the ship and actually enjoy Alaska! This ship goes to Seward, Ketchikan, Haines/Skagway, Glacier Bay, Vancouver, Juneau and the College Fjords! The weather is absolutely beautiful right now - perfectly cool - just miss the 101 degree temps with 95% humidity (but, not really)!

My roommate is amazing, she also works in Club HAL, which is our youth program. Her name is Kaitlin and she's super sweet and she's been a lifesaver when it comes to showing me around the boat and introducing me to anyone and everyone! Lori is also great and she also works in Club HAL - they're both leaving in a few weeks, so I'll go from "fresh meat" to "pro" in a matter of weeks! Aside from working in Club HAL, we get to work in the Explorations Cafe which is our on board library of books, DVD's, etc. It's nice - that's pretty much all I have to do on our turnaround days, and work just a few hours! Another great way to meet people!

Speaking of "Fresh Meat" - it's hilarious. The guys find out there's a new female on board and they start showing up in places (up with the kids, in the library etc) where they typically NEVER go. It is SO funny! But they all have the coolest accents - they're either from Britain or Holland (most from Holland it seems!)

I'm on the kids this week which is ages 3-7 and its quite a small group. There's only 9 on board, but 2 that show up which makes things difficult when it comes to games and programming, but we're making it work!

Well, I guess I've said enough. I hope and pray that things continue to go well and I enjoy working here. Everyone seems to be happy, regardless of how long they've been on - but I'll take it day by day and love every minute of it in the meantime. Hope all is well with everyone and I'd love to hear from you all via email or mail. I'll post all the addresses later for each individual port.