School's Out

Classes have ended, and finals are over. In less than 12 hours we’ll be in San Diego, and back on US soil. It’s a strange feeling really. We have spent the past 3 ½ months at sea, and now we’re all going to get off the ship, and return our various parts of the country. It’s going to be very strange not to see thee people everyday. We’ve developed such habits, “wake me up for lunch”, and “See you at step tonight?”. And your friends are always only right up the hall.

Tonight we’re having a convocation for all those who are done with college once we get off the ship, as many of them have missed graduation at their home universities. It’s been a day of swapping pictures, trading contact information, and saying good bye. Everyone is filled with all kinds of emotions right now; excitement about seeing family, sadness over leaving friends, anxiety about going home. It’s impossible to sum up the past 100 days, other than to say, I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.