Cruuuuuuuise Timmmmeee!

Just as the other days started it was off to another day of school, but with a Sydney Harbor Cruise at later on that night who could complain? I went off first again to my Asian Studies class which isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. The professor is really funny, maybe it’s his funny jokes that aren’t so funny, but he really knows how to make two hours fly!  As the Asian Studies class finished up, I was excited to meet Lauren at the International Lounge for a wonderful lunch… left over domino’s pizza! Note to self: don’t use the microwave in the International Lounge. If you are a person who likes to wait in long lines, I would suggest this to you. Once we sat down to eat I asked Lauren how her Creative Arts class was and it sounded like she had a pretty interesting day. She had been a little worried about this class because she knew it was going to be about drama and more than likely getting up and doing drama, but she was also excited about it. Turns out that the class was more laid back than she thought and even on the first day of her tutorial she learned many things that she can take back to the states with her. The teacher first read the class a book and then had them describe the characters with adjectives as well as metaphors. Later she had the students get in small groups to organize still shot images (like a camera) on scenes that involved the characters and their roles in the book but in a different setting. Watching the other groups was funny to her, but she also enjoyed getting up in front of everyone and performing as a group. I don’t think she’ll be as worried about that class anymore. Fisher Library is becoming quite the acquaintance with Lauren and me since we go there about every day to check emails, Facebook and other everyday things. Lauren was able to Skype with her mom for a little even though she said the connection was horrible and could barely hear her. As for I, it was a day full of laughter as I visited iFunny, a website with silly pictures, until it was time to go back to class. I really didn’t want to go to class anymore knowing that in a few hours we would be getting on a boat for our first ever cruise on the Sydney Harbor. Classes were classes, no need to go into detail about them because I wouldn’t want to bore you to death. As my last class finished at 6 and the harbor cruise being at 6:30/6:45 (we weren’t quite sure since there were two different times posted) it meant that I had to run home just for a quick change of clothes and to catch a bus down to Darling Harbor. As some may know, Lauren gets a little feisty when she is short on time, so it wasn’t the best time to joke with her. As the bus moved slowly down the street, we kept our eyes peeled for King Street as that was where the wharf was. By this time it was 6:25 and both of us were slightly worried. Once we arrived at King street, we jumped off the bus running. I tell you what, Lauren was like an Olympic runner, and I never thought I would ever see a girl run so fast in heels. As I followed behind her she kept saying, “Come on riley, quit being so slow!” Lo and behold that would come back to haunt her when we arrived to a double set of stairs. Then it was my turn to wait at the bottom and yell that she was being slow (all this yelling was out of fun just so you guys make sure). As we arrived at the Wharf 7 all we saw was a Navy looking battle ship. Puzzled, we both knew that’s not what we were supposed to be on so we kept searching. Our hearts raced as we thought we missed out on our harbor cruise, but soon there was a sigh of relief once we saw a group of students standing beside a sharp looking vessel. As we waited, we remembered that a group of our friends were supposed to be on the same cruise, but they were not there. Many texts were sent and we were soon asked to stop the ship if it were to depart. Luckily, that was not the case as they zoomed around the corner with their heels in their hands. Next, we boarded the ship. The food was pretty good and the views were amazing. Here’s a couple pictures of what we got.

The ship was a little rocky at times but fun to go up and down the waves sometimes. We clung close to the edge of the ship since that’s where the bar was, keeping us steady. Standing in the middle of the top floor was a risky move in itself. Time went by way too fast and we both wish we could have stayed out there forever!