The Students

I have to lodge a quick complaint about New Yorkers. Every single one I have talked to has said the exact same thing. When I tell them I’m from So Cal, they always snap back an “Oh… you are one of thooose people” while they role their eyes. And then the rest of conversation is filled with annoying quips about how New York is way better than California. Look people, we both know that California is the best place to live. We have the beaches, mountains, Mexican food, and the best weather in the world. I know you are jealous, I would be too. Just stop being so bitter.

New Yorkers aside, this is a really great group of kids on this trip. Everyone is super excited and there are a lot of really interesting and well traveled people. I think you have to be pretty cool to come on a trip like this in the first place. It is like freshman year all over again trying to meet 600 people in one week. And check this out, the girl to guy ratio on the ship is 6 to 4. And the girls are really cute! I want to go find whoever is in charge of admissions and give them a big hug.

Everybody agrees that hands down, we are the most fortunate group of college students in America right now. There is no comparison for the opportunities that we are getting. In the middle of a conversations people randomly blurt out stuff like “Holy shit, we are on a ship going around the world!” or “Dude, I’m going to be in Japan in four days!” It’s like a constant high and we haven’t even gone anywhere yet!