This is day 3 on the MV World Odyssey. Although I was a little teary eyed as the ship left the port in Ensenada, Mexico, things here are going well. The ship is so beautiful (despite some rocking that I am slowly getting used to). Today was the start of classes. I had to hold myself back from crying in both classes I went to today. The first was Global Studies, a class that includes all of the voyagers (over 500 students) on the ship in one room. Our professor is going to teach us about the cultures and history of each port we reach and help guide us as we reflect on our experiences on land. The second class was Advanced Documentary Digital Photography. I have never been so excited for anything school related in my life. My professor, Pete Seel, gained his PhD at Indiana University Bloomington and called me out on my sample gates photos on my portfolio. It is so nice to have someone that understands and can relate to IU on the ship. Not only that, but he was a photojournalist during the Vietnam war and showcased some of the best photos he took during that time in class. This is exciting because he is leading us in a field trip the the war museum IN VIETNAM. I am still trying to wrap my head around this experience, it feels surreal. I am so excited to continue this journey and see where it takes me. Sadly, I have learned that I cannot upload photos from the ship because it eats away at my allotted bandwidth, BUT stay tuned for photos when when I reach Hawaii in a few days!