Glad to hear that so many people are interested in reading my blog and following me along on my journey. It makes me feel like you are all along for the ride with me. Thanks!
Last night (Saturday Aug 20) I had a fabulous send off from my mother/father/big brother/sis-in-law and 5mo old niece. We spent the night at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel. Had a few drinks, went out for dinner, and crashed around 11p.m. Woke up at about 3 a.m. (Est. Time) to head to YYZ (Toronto Pearson International) for my 6 a.m. flight which connected me from Chicago to Tampa. Saying goodbye to my family at YYZ was quite the tear jerker. Coming from an extremely close and loving family... it was gut wrenching and bittersweet to say the least :(. Thank god for Facebook, e-mail and Skype!!! I have already skyped my other brother, Steve, who is in Greece at the moment. So cool!
I arrived at the Sharaton Tampa Riverwalk around 1p.m., and immediately started freaking out in my hotel room all by self... thoughts like "What am I doing?", "I miss them already!", "Will I be able to do this for so long?" and "Is this the right decision?" flooded my mind. To get my mind off leaving my family and friends I walked around the local area. JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! I met some other carnival crew members and with in a short while, I was convinced by hotel guests and Carnival crew around the bar that I will fit right in. Turned my frown right up side down!... I thought I was a tough cookie, but who would have thought it would take NO TIME AT ALL to start missing those closest to me... My AMAZING family. But a few drinks, phone calls, and skype video calls quickly set me back onto that positive mind set I am keeping.
Tomorrow (Mon., Aug 22) I will be heading to the pier to board my very first ship (Carnival Inspiration/Carnival College) as a new crew member. Very excited.... Check back for photos and stories on how orientation went. Going to find out about how to purchase wi-fi for on the ship. Once I get that, I will post more.
LOVE YOU. MISS YOU ALREADY... Don't forget about you're favourite sea-man!!!
Ciao and stay tuned!
Amanda xoxoxox
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