Arrivederci!

well my contract is almost is up. 6 months have absolutely flown by and i've realized how absolutely sucky i am at goodbyes. 

a few weeks ago I had to say goodbye to gumbie, my ACD that i've had pretty much since I've got here and who became one of my best friends on here. Also had to say goodbye to Mary Margaret, the Club 02 director - her and I signed on the same day september 9th and we became super close.  yesterday was one of the worst ones yet because i couldn't prepare for it because it happened so fast. Levi was informed at 6 o'clock that another ship needed an ACD so he had to pack his things and leave today. I can't imagine what his girlfriend on here is going through. Something like that totally sucks and it was just totally sprung on. So there was a little bit of tears last night and this morning saying bye to him. 

I can honestly say this has been one of the craziest experiences of my life meeting people from all over the world - crew and guests. Some I got along with really well, some not so much but that's life. I can't even begin to describe what life on a ship is like. It's almost like its not real life. Like i'm going to get back to Carleton Place and this will have never happened. But then I start up again in June and go another 6 months in a dream. I really just  cannot wait to be able to be in Carleton Place, walking around in familiar places, being able to walk up the street to Tim Hortons, or go to the grocery store and run into 20 people that I know, or go to the Moose or Shenanigans (or whatever the heck its called right now). Most of all, I can't wait to get off the plane and seriously attack my family - just like they do in the movies. Then get home and attack my dogs, followed by some serious cuddles with my cats. And while I normally sleep in my bedroom with the door closed, i will probably just sleep with it open because I can and cause i know my cats will want to come chill with me. Weird? Maybe but I don't care. 

I've made some life long friendships on here that I don't foresee ending anytime soon. especially with my roommate Sam and my bestie from Liverpool, Laura. I can't wait to room with Sam on my next ship, the Valor, in June and I'll be visiting Laura in England in May! 

This will probably be one of my last entries on this blog until I start my next ship in June so take it all in. I can't thank the people I work/worked with enough for helping me on this journey and helping me grow as a host and as a person. Not that I was shy before but I feel like anything that was shy in me before is totally gone! As soon as I get home it's into rehearsals for Nunsense with the community theatre I'm with the Mississippi Mudds which my aunt is directing so that should be fun. I'll probably be listening to the soundtrack on my flight home. 

I know I made a post a while back now for you to ask me questions and Ill answer them, and I'll answer them probably when I'm sitting on the airport waiting to go home. This was blog was all over the place, as usual, but I hope you enjoyed reading all the entries over the past 6 months and you'll have to stay tuned for my next entries which will be out of Puerto Rico! 

love you, thanks for reading this, and like I've learned from the Italians: Arrivederci! Damn spaghettios ;)