8-21-09 Last Day on the Ship

So today is bittersweet because tomorrow we ge tinto Norfolk Virgina, and I am a little sad that is over. Today was filled with fun events; packing, last lunch, convication, getting my completition certificate, getting my passport back, and finally last preport. Over the course of this journey I have really had the summer of a lifetime. Our journey was able to name two cabins onboard the MV Explorer and I am truly greatful to have been a part of such a great group of individuals. Kara and I will be goiong to Washington DC tomorrow and I have one more opportunity to see some more monuments. Well everyone I am about to watch a movie and hangout with some friends for the last time. Love you all see you in a few days.

Love Cam

8-20-09 DONE WITH CLASSES

Wooo hoo, so yesterday was the last day of classes, found out I passed my sustainabilities couse with Rocky Rohwedder. Which was great cause I spent a lot of time on my last essy and I got an 85 on it and I was so so so happy, he is a really tough grader. I am offically an alumni of Semester at Sea and let me tell you how grea tof a feeling that is. The courses were tough but fair, the experiences were amazing yet somewhat draining, and the friends I made will be long lasting and at the end of the day I will look back on this great journey and really say wow I got a chance to do that. Later today Kara is speaking at this meeting of what it is going to be like going home, this is her third voyage. And also later today Cameron and I will be making an MTV Cribs episode and play chess and backgammon. I am so pleased with the last little bit of work I did here at Semester at Sea I studied hard and spent numerous hours working on my essay, so hopefully my grades will reflect the amount of work that I put into it. But yeah I will be home sooner than I left now and I just want to again show my gratitude and express my endless thanks to everyone who has helped me with everything in my life. Your all amazing and each one of you deserves to see the World. Love you all and hope that your having a magnificant day.

 

-Cam

 

8-17-09 Last day of GLobal Studies

I just finished my global studies final, felt great about it. There was a few that I did not know but Kara and I studied very intense and luckily she was there to help me study, because I dont think that I would have done as well without her help. Last night I completed my final global studies paper and I felt like it was one of the best papers that I have written, spent a lot of time on it so I hope that i get a good grade on it. Yesterday we had our last test in sustainable communities and I think I did alright in that class as well, but we will see. So now there is 2 finals down and only one more to go, lets keep the good work up. I am excited to come home and see everyone, I miss you all very much.

Love Cam

8-8-09 Day prior to Morocco

Anxiety is setting in as we approach our final destination on our voyage, and I want to take a second to reflect and just say I have met some amazing people. Also I have not written in a few days due to my busy schedule and getting all my work done. Also, two nights ago was the shipboard auction where our voyage raised over $25,000.00 which is the most any voyage has ever raised woo hoo. I went in on a trip to Milt's (The Voyage doctor who is amazing) in Colorado. Dan, Cameron, Dani, Kyle, Wo Jo and Sam all went in on this item with me so it was an intense battle between me and this other person, since I was feverously bidding on our item. We ended up winning this glorious item and it is going to be a S@S reuinon come late December early January. We are all going to meet up and spend a week in Colorado snowboarding and just having a great time. So yeah I also have had some travelers diahria the past few days so I have not been able to really hold anything down and that has sucked. But yeah just been working hard and focusing and trying to finish out strong. We are currently filling up in the Straight of Gilbraltor and will continue our embarkment in a few hours. Anyway miss you all and hope that your having a wonderful day,

Love Cam

8-5-09 Last night was the best night

So early yesterday I was approached by my friend Kara and at first when she called me over I thought that I was in trouble or something. Turns out that she was going to ask if I wanted to be the Co-Host for the Crew Talent Show, naturally I love talking in front of everyone so I said yes. When I entered the Union at around 8:45pm, I had no idea that many people could fit inside the Union, the aisle were packed people were standing in the back I could feel the amount of people looking at me. I walk up to the middle of the stage before the show and so many girls just go ow ow, and I immediately get this smile and it was like the funniest thing ever I was trying to hold my composure. But I was just getting a sense of what it was going to be like going out and talking in front of everyone, to be quite honest it was a little nerve wrecking at first but after the around 5 minutes of just walking around behind stage and stuff all my nerves calmed and I was ready to get the show started. The host Kara and I went out and everyone starts yelling the place was crazy we say our lines and then the first act starts. After each act we say a little something but we improve the whole thing. There was one act called The SIngle Ladies, and I made the mistake of saying as if we dont have enough of those on the ship already, and all the girls in the crowd just go OUCH!!! But then everyone laughs and it was just the best time of my life being up there. I really think that I would be good at doing public speaking I just love getting in front of everyone and making a dork of myself and just wow so much fun. I will try and get a copy of the video for everyone to see. But yeah today is the silent auction and I put up for auction a dinner date with me with a musical ending where I think I am going to have them sing a song hahha. But yeah best mood today, and everyone has been coming up to me and saying that I have done a wonderful job. so I just love it. But yeah I hope that everything at home is going amazing I love you all and miss you guys, cannot wait to be home and hanging out with everyone.

Love yah,

Cam

8-5-09 Egypt Memories and Talent Show Prophet

Finished my test and now I am just sitting in my room remembering that I never wrote about the rest of the time in EGYPT. Well we stayed in this hotel that was about 20 years old, which was located like in the middle of the Nile. Went down to Abi Simuel which is a temple of King Ramseys II and it was amazing, it was reconstructed because it would have been destroyed by the Nile. Our group went on a Flukka ride up and down the Nile which was possibly the funnest thing I did in Egypt, Jen, Francesca, Ben, Kyle and I also stopped once more at their Bizzar in Aswan and made some great deals with the locals there. But yeah overall Egypt was a beautiful headache as one of my professors called it. I did not know what to think of it to be quite honest. Went to the museum in Cario which host most of the treasures that were located inside the tombs, and King Tutankammens treasures were there and for only ruling for 10 years that guy had a crap load of stuff. Also at the museum I was able to see the Mummies of several rulers and let me just tell you, that was such a surereal experience. I loved seeing them, they were so well preserved and it was erie in a lot of ways. Yeha just wanted to jot this all down. So everyone in my class felt that they were not prepared and everyone that I have talked to says they do not feel they did too well. Right before class Tara approached me and asked if I wanted to Co-Host the talent show tonight, and my response was heck yeah I want to, and so now I am the Co-host of the crew talent show. ANyway hope everyone is having a great day back at home love yah all and miss yahs.
Cam

8-5-09 So Stressed

So today I have a test well actually in about 20 minutes I have  a test and I am super stressed about it, cause the class is tough and like I do not think I am prepared for it. This is after a night long study session and skipping out on Global Studies just so I could study for my test. Sometimes I just stress out so much and it has been tough keeping up with everything, gosh how I long for the smell of that delicious Fili-B's Carne Asada Burrito, why can I not just be home enjoying that and a cold glass of some Horrichata?