San Juan, Puerto Rico

After a long day of being on the plane, I have finally reached my destination: San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The time change is what is throwing me off.  It's now midnight here but it feels like eight PM to me.  Plus, I slept as much as I could on the airplane (I always hope that sleeping makes the trip go faster), so I'm not very worn out.  I'm glad the hotel has free internet access right now.  I know once I get on to the ship tomorrow, it'll be harder to email and keep in touch.

My flight left at 6:20 AM this morning.  My whole family came with me to see me off at the airport.  I tried not to cry.  I don't think it has really hit me yet that I won't see my family and friends for 6 months.  I'm sure it'll go by quickly.

When I got to Puerto Rico, I just got a taxi for fifteen dollars to the hotel.  The hotel service was really nice when I came in.  The woman gave me a voucher so I could get some food at a cafe down the street.  I did that quickly and came back to lounge around in the hotel room, and to enjoy the internet.

While I sat waiting for my food at the cafe, an older gentleman asked me if I was on vacation.  He saw that I had a voucher from the hotel, like he had.  I told him I was just hired as a Broadcast Operator for Celebrity Cruises.  He's a stage manager on a Royal Carribbean ship and has been for eleven years.  It comforted me to just talk to him since he was so nice.  He told me a little of what to expect tomorrow morning going to the ship.  A shuttle is picking me up at 9AM to get to the ship by 10 AM.  I really can't wait to just get started and get to know everyone on board.  The man told me that someone will be helping me out the first few weeks and teaching me things, but after that, it's all routine, so it won't be too complicated.  I was thankful to hear that from him even though I've heard it from Iris also.  It's just comforting to hear that over and over again.

Tomorrow shall be interesting!  I hope I get along well with everyone I work with.