So, I slept forever when I got back on the ship. The journey from Egypt to Casablanca, Morocco, is a 6 day trek. The first day we didnt have class. Instead, we had the Sea Olympics. The S.O. is just like color wars or Maccabiah I used to participate in at summer camp. The ship is divided into 5 decks, two seas on each deck. I decided that I would be really active in the Olympics for my sea (Arabian Sea- Light Blueeeeee!), so I signed up for a bunch of events. Of course I couldnt resist the pull-up competition, dodgeball, lip syncing/dancing contest, and the relay race.
The S.O. were crazy. It was an awesome time. Unfortunately my sea got the short end of the stick, because our Living Learning Coordinator doesnt have that much time to dedicate to us (she is the assistant student dean) and we dont have many dedicated sailors. We toughed it out anyways, and it was party time, excellent. I was basically an unofficial captain I helped the team come up with a cheer (Arabian Sea? Yeah you know me! Who runs the MV? The Arabian Sea? Light blueeeeeee), I organized a flash mob in the dining hall, and I led some other cheers around the ship. The pull-up competition was crazy, tons of people were watching it and supporting people from every sea. I did really well and even though my seas collective score didnt win overall, I had one of the best individual scores. My body was still sore from horse riding in the desert, but I toughed it out. We got destroyed in dodgeball and I got pegged in the face, funzies! The relay race was a disaster too, I was doing the wheelbarrow race and I got kicked in the jiblets. It was still fun though. We practiced a routine for the dance/Ashlee Simpson contest, but unfortunately we had a stage error and our dance got messed up. Our sea ended up getting dead last at the end of the day, 10 out of 10! Great success! We are the first sea to lose to the old peoples sea (teachers, staff, etc) in four years. We even had a 10th place party tonight to celebrate our epic fail. It was awesome. So much fun!
Today was the second global studies exam, and it is a really busy week with academics. I have a paper due tomorrow, I had an exam yesterday, an exam today, and another one on Friday. Yikes! I should probably go do some work (a.k.a. sleep, its almost 3am).
Love yall,
Stephen the Stallion
Glad to know you have fun boosting team spirit! What was your score in the pull up contest? Getting pegged in the face.,. OW!!!! The faculty beat the students due to more sleep and less drinking probably. Text me when u get to Morroco!
Love mom
Lawrence of Arabia! Glad the contest was a blast. Wear a cup. Protect my future grandchildren.