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Week 1 has been fun so far. The flights were pretty long, but I made it here safe. Met a nice musician girl at LAX who was on her way to Mexico. The past week has just been classes and exploring. So far we did CPR, First Aid, Personal Survival, Emergencies.. all sorts of stuff. Oh, and there's a GI outbreak onboard, which I guess is pretty uncomfortable. I went to a great farmers market in Kona, got amazing coffee, too. The big island was the best so far. I bought a Ukelele and played on the beach with a couple of new friends all night. They say it's really dangerous for us though. Islanders there HATE NCL employee's and attack us if we're alone at night. But it seemed cool, nobody minded us playing. Some kids played kickball on the beach in front of us. OH and I went up the 14th floor to see an active volcano as we passed by. The lava was so cool, you could feel the heat from it. Lava squirted up from the ground a few times, and there was steam everywhere. Also, dolphins swam aside our shore vessel as we were shuttling to the Lani'i. Probably spelling that totally wrong.
Tomorrow is the practical fire exam. It's our last test, but it's bad ass. We have to put on full fire gear and fight a fire with the hose. Then climb through a zero visibility maze. It's pitch black and we have to find the top exit. Then we have to do the liferaft exersizes. It's all going to be crazy. I'm nervous about the hose though. that shit is heavy, and if you let go and that thing flys it could mess you up.
Hopefully I pass so I can stay here for a while. I may sign up for a second contract if I can get out of the Galley position and into the hotel.