With a week at sea under my belt, the MV World Odyssey is 561 Nautical Miles away from our first port! We are set to arrive in Honolulu by 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. This past week has been so interesting. At first I felt a little out of place and disoriented, but I have since gained my sea legs and gotten into the swing of class where I have met some pretty cool peers. My classes are so interesting and I am already learning so much! I am particularly excited to get going in my Photography class, and really get a chance to get out in the field and shoot! I am very eager to get off the ship tomorrow and explore the island (and eat some good food). We are only in Hawaii for one day, as this is only considered a “fuel stop”. Then it is the long 10 day stretch until we reach Kobe, Japan. I didn’t realize this, but we are actually going to cross the International Date Line, causing January 16th to disappear from our calendar. I am still trying to wrap my head around the whole time zone thing. We gained an hour last night which caused me to be up bright and early this morning. I am sure I will get used to it eventually. I will try to post some photos from Hawaii if I get the chance! If not, stay tuned for some in Japan! If anyone wants to email me hit me up at Sarah.Portney.SP17@semesteratsea.org!