Still in the Ocean....

Ahoy Matees!
Surprisingly there is not much to report on when you are in the middle of the ocean. I am happy to report that I am feeling much better! Today was my last day of antibiotic and I am now down to just a cough.
We are advancing another hour tonight so I will be 6 hours ahead of you west coasters beginning tomorrow. My days begin at 8am with breakfast and after that I have class from 9:20-12pm. I then have a break from 12-1:35pm where I have been napping since we seem to lose an hour every night. Then we have global studies from 1:35-3:00pm so the days are pretty busy, especially since I have already been assigned a ton of reading, have two midterms on Sunday, and even had my first quiz today... fingers crossed that I did well on that :)
Last night was pub night, so I went to that and it was a lot of fun even though I did not drink it was a nice atmosphere to meet a bunch of people out on the main deck by the pool. The boat was rocking a lot though which made it pretty entertaining because the people that had a little to drink seemed like they had a lot more.
I just got back from an informational seminar on the food and drink of Spain. Chocolate con churros are highly recommended, apparently they are dough coated in butter, lard and sugar, then fried; after this process you dip it in chocolate....sounds deliciously healthy. Bars are the place to go to get all of your meals. I found this very interesting since in the U.S. typically bars only serve alcohol. Lunch isn’t served until 2pm in Spain because before that tapas are served. Lunch will take approximately 2 hours because the Spanish are about enjoying your food and having time to enjoy the company you are with. Dinner is not served until 9:30/10pm at the earliest because the lunches go for so long, however if you are hungry tapas are served again from 9-10pm. Because the Spanish have lunch for so long the work days are longer and end at 8pm. One of my favorite things I learned from tonights seminar were the best types of white wines... The Spanish believe that “the best type of white wine is red wine”.
Well, off to do some reading, I need to get a chunk out of it and some point so in the middle of the ocean is probably the best time. If anyone would like to contact me I have access to free email at lrpruett@semesteratsea.net. Love you all!