Holy shit it's August!?$%@

Monday, August 1, 2011 9:26am (La Costa, CA)

I repeat, HOLY SHIT IT'S AUGUST!!!! That means in a mere three weeks I will set sail for my cruise around the world. I say cruise because some people (namely my mother and father) are downplaying the fact that I will be gone for 4 months sailing around the world by saying "yeahhh she's just on a cruise ship." Like no big deal, I'm gonna be around the world in 111 days. Bon voyageee!

But really, if you haven't heard... as of August 24 I will be flying into Montreal CANADA to board the MV Explorer for the Fall 2011 voyage of Semester at Sea. What is Semester at Sea you ask? Just what it sounds like... a whole semester AT SEA! Casually visiting 14 countries while circumnavigating the globe... and getting school credit at the same time! All around win if you ask me. If you click that picture at the top of this wonderful BLOG you can see my itinerary for the semester!

Yesterday, I booked my trip to the Great Wall while I'm in China and I am currently in the midst of booking my trip to the Taj Mahal while I'm in India. Shit's getting real! I mean, I've only ever been out of the country to go to Mexico... and like all bratty San Diego kids, I don't think that really counts. Woops. So I have no idea what to expect, but saying I am excited doesn't even begin to explain how I'm feeling. I'm also completely stressed out that I'm gonna be gone for 4 months. I've never been away from my family for like 4 days... so this is gonna be craziness. Is it bad that I'm kinda the most sad about not seeing my dog for a semester? Hahaaa sorry guys, but it's the truth.

Well now that I've successfully put off doing ANY preparation for this trip this entire summer, I've got big things to do these last few weeks. On the agenda today: get a FLIP cam (don't laugh...), go to Verizon to figure out what I'm gonna do about a phone situation, and go to the bank. Yay for a relaxing day off work!

Over and out,
Samantha