First Little Bit...

As with any new place, I'm meeting tons of new people. Everyone's really nice, because that's just how you act around new people. But that's fine. I've actually met three math majors so far, which I didn't think would happen. Though to be fair, one is actually a stat major, one is doing it as part of an economics curriculum, and I think one isn't officially declared. That last one is a guy named zach who's really cool. He was homeschooled and went to college when he was 16 or 17.

I met the child of the academic dean's kid. She's a little shy about that fact, but she seems like a really nice kid. This would be her second semester at UVA if she didn't come here. Her dad teaches at UVA.

We're all a little seasick and that supersucks. Last night we shoved off around 7, and by 10 pretty much everyone was colored green, or turning green. I was doing pretty okay for a while.

The biggest class on the ship is The Union, which is on deck six and fits everyone on the ship. All the students at least. It rocks back and forth a LOT because it's so high, and the openness really does not help at all. We had a big introduction to staff and faculty in The Union last night for about an hour, and a good portion of kids left in the middle because they were feeling too sick.

Later, I had a Sea Meeting (with my floor) and it was in Union again. We actually had another sea there too, and we were expected to individually introduce ourselves to the whole room. It was going to take FOREVER becausew each sea was like 80 people. A lot of people just left right away. I decided to just introduce my partner Nik quickly and then go, because I was bored AND sickly.

I decided to look for Gatorade then because being hydrated helps a lot with seasickness, and got some at the bar on the top deck near the pool. I walked by one of the three pianos onboard on my way back, and figured I'd play a little bit since there was almost no one at the piano bar. I played a couple songs, and one guy shouted "Ben Folds!" after I played You To Thank. Another guy named Max came to talk and sing with me and I thought he seemed really cool. He's into acting and wants to get into music.

Playing piano was seriously amazing at fighting seasickness. I wish I just play constantly for the first few days to get my sea legs. Hopefully I'll get to go there more often if I start feeling sick...

We're in Union today for 3 hours straight for orientation, which will last all day but we'll go to other rooms. I took some Meclizine just in case. It's rocking a good bit in here but I don't really feel drowsy or sick. Not yet at least...

Peace out.
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