I'm in Hawaii! It's really beautiful here!  I've been really busy with training, learning the ship, adjusting to a new time zone (we are five hours behind Wisconsin…meaning that all my friends are "in the future"), and making friends (I made some great ones!).  I'm really excited too-it looks like I'm going to have a fun time here. Some things are a little bit of an adjustment…such as the fact that my recruiters failed to mention things that you kind of need to know…such as the recruiter who told me not to bring my cell phone (um, you really need it here…everyone has one!) or my laptop (really, really need that!).  I'm thinking of making a post telling you what is true and what isn't! (I'll have to do that soon)

As of right now, I'm in "class" for a week because if I fail this test we have on Thursday (and Saturday), I will be shipped home at my own cost from whatever island they leave me at.  Thankfully, I have to get a 70% or higher (that's 15 questions wrong) so I think I'll be fine.  I did really well in school, my mom reminded me, it's just that I hate multiple choice questions. They always have such similar questions, and I get all confused and choose the wrong ones!  But a 70%…I didn't really get C's too often…I'll be fine. I passed the first test already…so that's good!  (oh, these tests are on fire safety, CPR, and other stuff like that)

Friends…so I met a girl named Krystal who is going to be a Junior Waiter…we were sitting next to each other filling out paperwork when we got to the ship and she helped me figure out the tax information (yup, nothing has changed…that stuff still confuses me) and we just "clicked".  :)  I also met a friend name Lady who is Ultility (her real name is Felicia but she asked us to call her Lady). She started work this week (she takes the test next week) so I haven't seen her much.  And then…I met Jessica, who is another new photographer with me!  :) She started work last week and is taking the test this week, so I learned all this cool "inside" info about the photography department. Yay!  Don't worry everyone, I have plenty of postcards and letters coming your way.  AND phone calls and skype dates too! :) (although the Internet is a little slower than I planned…but it's not too bad. And at Starbucks, which Tiffany will love, it's free!)

Pictures…I know that I promised pictures but I haven't really had a chance to take any yet. I'm going to be carrying my phone around with me now, so I'm going to start snapping them and uploading them like my friends have been doing.  Next week, when I have my camera with me 24/7, I'll be able to take more pictures, no worries!

We went walking out last night on the beach, which was beautiful, and there was a full moon…but my camera was dead so I couldn't take a picture!