So I know this post is a little late, but I'm going with the philosophy better late than never! So let's see Spring Break was amazing! Around 30 Senior Chi O's headed to Galveston to go on a week long cruise. We spent the first two days at sea laying out by the pool and eating the AMAZING food! On Wednesday we ported in Jamaica and got so lucky to have a "tour" by our taxi driver, James. We ended up getting off the boat so early that we made it to Margaritaville before it was open so he took us all over Jamaica to see some of the not so touristy stuff. I can't even tell you how different lives there are from my life here in the states. We got to see some really neat stuff including a Jamaican school with kids playing out in the school yard in their super adorable yellow and blue jumpers! We also got to taste pineapple that James bought for us from a local street vendor. That day we got lucky and the taxi driver on our way back to the ship took us to a shop that if you bought anything would let you have a free phone call back to the states (let's just say I'm pretty sure that was my mom's favorite place I went, ha). Thursday we ported in the Cayman Islands and did an excursion that took us to a coral reef and then Stingray City. I can not even tell you how amazing it was to snorkel in the reef! I seriously can't imagine how anyone could see something so beautiful and stunning and not just be in awe of how big and creative God is. After swimming around the reef we went a little farther in the boat and got out and swam with the stingrays. I'm not going to lie I was a little nervous but it was such a cool experience. A stingray swam right over my leg and then we got to touch them, they are such neat creatures! Friday we ported in Cozumel and caught up with some people we met when we were boarding the boat back in Galveston to go scuba diving. Lucky for us these people had found a great deal and shared the knowledge with us. We got to snorkel and scuba and layout and see a sea lion show and then shop in the town! The weather was super hot and sunny, just the way I love it! Saturday was another day at sea that we spent laying out by the pool. Overall the trip was amazing and just absolutely wonderful. I could go on and on but instead I'll just post some pictures :)
