As midterms have been approaching the swells have been rising. Since the MV Explorer left the port in Cape Town we've been swallowed by the sea! Deck two has had all of our porthole's sealed shut since we are completely submerged! The upper decks have the waves lapping at their windows, I only wish we could lookout our portholes and see the world from a fishes view! I don't find the swells to be as bad as I was told to expect, but yet again we haven't even entered the heart of the tropical storm yet… As our cabins spin our belongings into cyclones and students suffer through seasickness the news is broken to us that we will no longer be able to disembark in Port Louis, Mauritius due to a conflicting arrive time in India. You can imagine the uproar of 500 livid college kids. We were only docking in Mauritius for 12 hours or so because SAS is banned from spending the night (long story) but those were still 12 hours we had to explore another culture. Im really trying to swallow my tongue and remember that I am lucky enough to be sailing around the world, theres bound to be a few mishaps here and there. As of now some students that represent our student union are writing letters to propose the different alternatives or at least get a clear reason to this revamp on our voyage. For now ill be waving to this tiny, tiny island from Deck 7 with a smile on my face remembering that I am bless and everything happens for a reason!
"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." - E.B. White
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