Adventuring on the Splendour of the Seas in the Meditterean
Okay, okay, I know I haven't updated in ages (since before I left for the crusin' workin' and livin' life) but I have been meaning too and have been keeping pretty much up with everyone else's entries.
Life for me right now sure is an adventure, to say the least, and I can't believe I'm more than halfway through my contract (finished Sept.6). Sure there's hard work, but I'm seeing amazing places and hanging out with incredible people; not to mention all the stories I'm collecting.
I feel like to write an adequate livejournal entry to cover everything would take me quite awhile, and I'm not entirely sure I'm up to that right now (not to mention I pay by the minute for the internets). So you shall just all have to wait till I return home to hear all the stories. To sum up: I'm trying to live every moment to it's fullest, taking lots of pictures, and living in a way I've never quite lived before. I'm going to returning home a different person (not unrecognizable, and kind of similar) but I've become a lot more comfortable and confident in who I am and what I want to do with my life.
The ports are still out of this world for me, although when you go all the way up to Santorini (one of the Greek ports, absolutely gorgeous with only three ways of getting up: walking, donkey, or cable car) and buy shampoo (along with a gyro and an iced coffee)...life seems a little crazy but crazy in a good way. When the streets of Corfu, Greece are pretty much recognizable. And I've been to Piazza San Marco a few times, and the first place I made a beeline for last Venice was the grocery store. When we dock in Mykonos or Dubrovnik and head straight for the beach. Or arrive in Split, Croatia and go to the same place for pizza. Needless to say it is still out of this world.
I am still working, hard, but the hours vary from week to week depending on the schedule and who's on duty (the stage staff on duty has the pager 24/7 and can't get off the ship for a week) or who's backstage that week (for all the headliner shows). This week it's pretty quiet for me, I had rock wall this morning and besides that it's spotlight operation for headliner shows and backstage for the two production shows we have onboard.
Friendships are strong, but at the same time precarious. You're with people all the time, work and play mixing boundaries. Plus everything is heightened in way. Everyone knows everyone's business, we always joke it's like highschool. But when I leave I'll have friendships with people all over the world, and that's pretty damn awesome. My love life...well...that's a whole other story.
That's all for now folks.
Life for me right now sure is an adventure, to say the least, and I can't believe I'm more than halfway through my contract (finished Sept.6). Sure there's hard work, but I'm seeing amazing places and hanging out with incredible people; not to mention all the stories I'm collecting.
I feel like to write an adequate livejournal entry to cover everything would take me quite awhile, and I'm not entirely sure I'm up to that right now (not to mention I pay by the minute for the internets). So you shall just all have to wait till I return home to hear all the stories. To sum up: I'm trying to live every moment to it's fullest, taking lots of pictures, and living in a way I've never quite lived before. I'm going to returning home a different person (not unrecognizable, and kind of similar) but I've become a lot more comfortable and confident in who I am and what I want to do with my life.
The ports are still out of this world for me, although when you go all the way up to Santorini (one of the Greek ports, absolutely gorgeous with only three ways of getting up: walking, donkey, or cable car) and buy shampoo (along with a gyro and an iced coffee)...life seems a little crazy but crazy in a good way. When the streets of Corfu, Greece are pretty much recognizable. And I've been to Piazza San Marco a few times, and the first place I made a beeline for last Venice was the grocery store. When we dock in Mykonos or Dubrovnik and head straight for the beach. Or arrive in Split, Croatia and go to the same place for pizza. Needless to say it is still out of this world.
I am still working, hard, but the hours vary from week to week depending on the schedule and who's on duty (the stage staff on duty has the pager 24/7 and can't get off the ship for a week) or who's backstage that week (for all the headliner shows). This week it's pretty quiet for me, I had rock wall this morning and besides that it's spotlight operation for headliner shows and backstage for the two production shows we have onboard.
Friendships are strong, but at the same time precarious. You're with people all the time, work and play mixing boundaries. Plus everything is heightened in way. Everyone knows everyone's business, we always joke it's like highschool. But when I leave I'll have friendships with people all over the world, and that's pretty damn awesome. My love life...well...that's a whole other story.
That's all for now folks.