In the middle of the pacific!

ok... so i wrote this on tuesday but it never updated so i'm sorry! here it goes again....

Hiiiiii!
sorry i took so long to update! after hawaii we started classes back up on Friday. It was weird to get back into the swing of things after hawaii and to actually go back to class instead of running around in a port. it was fun though to hear what everyone else did and what our professors did in port. I started doing yoga on the ship. it's hard to do for me in general let alone a ship but i will try and keep it up because it was fun and what not. last night i met my extended family. its dr. harnish and his wife maxine. dr. harnish is the music teacher here on board. they are really nice and we have dinner tonight and tomorrow night also. i have a bunch of new sisters and 1 new brother. on the ship... its like 3 girls to every guy. After dinner we went to salsa class and it was fun to learn how to salsa and what not. and then last night we had a dance! hahha. everyone was talking about how it was going to be an awkward middle school dance with girls on one side and boys on the other but it ended up being a lot of fun. it was a mix andmatch theme too so everyone was wearing crazy clothes and what not. it was sooooooo hot in there too but it was a lot of fun. who knew old school dances would be fun?
today we have no classes which was pretty sweet! i finally got to sleep in but rene... oh yea... i have a cabin steward... someone who comes in every day and makes my bed, straightens up and cleans my bathroom everyday and his name is rene. but yea, rene like knows our schedule and always comes in at 915 in the morning cuz he knows we are not there, and today he came in and me and neha were still sleeping. ooooops. hahah. but he came back later. i went and worked out at like 1030ish and it was chilly out but its so cool to lift weights and there is nothing but the ocean surrounding you. i know that sounds corny and what not but it is! hahah. after i lifted, we went to lunch around 11:45 and then after lunch we started planning japan. ahhh its crazy that japan is in a week! and me and my friends were saying that we didn't realize how much planning we actually have to do because it will be in a foreign country and all. and there is so much to do in japan in so little time! i want to do sushi, saki bombs, and karaoke! ahh i'm so stoked! today is also picture day. haha. we had our group ship picture and at 3:50 ( we are currently 7 hours behind the east coast) i have my school picture withthe one other girl on the ship from monmouth. currently... i'm sitting out on the top deck. its beautiful out but of course there is like no room because no one has classes today so everyone is out here.
well thats pretty much it!
oh! tonight we cross the international date line. so wednesday does not exist here. its so weird to think about! oh and currently our captain is up on this deck now too... him and his red glasses. he scares me but i want to meet him. haha. he is like the president, his word goes here on this ship... so like if you get in trouble, you see him and he decides your punishment and if you stay on the ship or not. so yea.. hes like royalty around here. haha.
alright well i'm gonna go!
i promise ill write more and not take 3 day breaks again!