The Last Post... The Buried List

Starting on April 30th, 2010, I began making a list of all the things that I wanted to do on this trip. Then, I realized that it is not fun or practical to make a list of stuff to do on your own. So sometime on the wee hours of May 1, 2010, with Bullet in a Bible playing in the background, I asked those who I consider close to me about what they wanted to do on this trip if they were to go as well with me.
The list was finalized the day before I boarded the plane to Halifax. Well, knowing me, and knowing that that day is 43 days away from now, it’ll probably be finalized as I’m meeting the people who are on the same flight as I am going on. But I digress.
The following is a list of the 66 things that I hope (or hoped) to do, above all else, while on Semester at Sea. 66 days means 66 items (cheesy, I know, but I don’t care. It’s my list. And my blog). They aren’t in any order, except for the order that I thought of them I guess.
1.      Go on a Zip Line
2.      Bike Tour a major city
3.      Bike Tour a countryside or somewhere that isn’t a major city
4.      Stay up all night talking
5.      Have a conversation about randomness that will probably be one of the most meaningful conversation we have the entire time on SAS (Sandy,
6.      Be awake for and take pictures of us as we arrive in port. (no one cares about Morocco or Egypt; stayed awake for the rest)
7.      Find the European club scene/participate in the European club scene
8.      Absorb as much of the culture as possible (Christina Turcoane)
9.      Be fiscally responsible. (no reason to go poor having the time of your life when you 
        have to go back to real life after)
10.     Spend as much time on the outside of the ship looking out at the ocean as much as possible (Amanda B)
11.     Find someone cute to make out with
12.     Find someone awesome to hook up with
13.     Kayaking in one of the ports (Gracie)
14.     See the Pyramids at sunrise.
15.     See a legitimate musical concert in Europe.
16.     6,000 pictures. (and for anyone reading this, no, that is not an exaggeration) (As of now, it’s close to 10,000 taken and 6,500 kept)
17.     Ride those boats in Italy that’s on that water.
18.     Do something crazy with a local. (Jenn Paciullo)
19.     Surprise Jenn with the post card “Dipped in Italy” (you’ll get this, Jenn, when we get back to the states. True fact. BTW, “Dipped in Italy” turned out to be “Dipped in the Trevi Fountain”)
20.     Capri/Anacapri enough said.
21.     Pick one really large monumental place and visit it (AKA Make sure to see the important places in the world that changed history for Better or Worse) (Chrissy K)
22.     Randomly join in singing a random song with a group of people that I would otherwise not sing if not for the fact that we were all singing the random song together… again (Reference: Club o2, 2007, Backstreet Boys)
23.     Get Mom and Dad their surprise gift
24.     Get Julie and Stephen (who I still think should be spelled Steven) their surprise gifts.
25.     Get Rose and Indra their surprise gifts.
26.     Find the Equivalent of the Enchanted Forest (Club O2 2006) or The Jungle (Club O2 2007) or the E Staircase (Speech 2007) (Classroom 1)
27.     Find a place to “Leave our Mark” forever and ever. (Those on SAS knows where that place is. Those who aren’t on SAS will never know. Hehe)
28.     Play “You and Me and One Spotlight” by Yellowcard on night 64 or 65 (Turned out playing it during a meteor shower is 10000x better). True fact.
29.     Get Mr. Joe Kelly and Dr. Greene something from one of the countries as a thank you gift for dealing with all my crazy throughout the year before SAS
30.     Get a picture of every cruise ship I see from Halifax to Virginia, and then again in NYC.
31.     Find a Park Bench, sit at it, and enjoy and watch and embrace the culture.
32.     Try Mostly foods that are Local in each port (found from online)
33.     Find 3 people in each port to ask what they want to do before they die:
a.      Spain
b.      Italy (Rome)
c.      Italy (Naples)
d.      Croatia
e.      Turkey
f.      Egypt
g.      Morocco
34.     Find 15 people on the boat and ask them “what do they want to do before they die” before the end of the voyage: I found them, but won’t share their responses here
35.     Get the stuff for the Psych Friends
a.      Shot Glasses for Jess F (2 from each port = awesomeness)
b.      Sara = Cool ass Necklace
c.      Postcards from Rome, Naples, Athens, Capri, and Casablanca for Lindsey
d.      Something for Camille (super chic earings)
e.      Jess B (Spice Plate… to crush spices and stuff)
f.      LAG (Olive Oil/Olive Oil Soap)
g.      Angela (other awesomeness)
h.      Alissa (other awesomeness)
36.     Find the second OLP fan and find out what they think about the awesomeness that is OLP.
37.     DON’T GET ARRESTED!
38.     Find someone who has done Forensics or Debate, and run ideas by them as to what to do for the 2010-2011 season. (Found Andy and Lizzie and Carmela, who won VEX in 2006)
39.     See Toy Story 3 when it comes out.
40.     Go to a Sports Bar as the World Cup happens.
41.     Stand on the Bow of the ship and experience a Sunrise (can only occur when going towards Europe!). (Joys of sailing into Turkey especially!!!)
42.     Sit on the Aft of the ship and experience a legitimate sunset (Again, can only happen when going towards Europe) (Joys of Sailing out of Turkey especially/chilling on the Aft)
43.     Legally Buy Recovery by Eminem. That shit’s gonna Be Hot (Turns out it is album of the year good!!!)

Turns out that the last 23 items or so would be decided on the ship. As such, here is the continuation of the list, as determined by lists of things that happened while on the voyage.

44.     Be on the Sea that wins the Sea Olympics (Caribbean Sea: Yah Man)
45.     Meet People I will know for life forever.
46.     Didn’t Get Crabs (inside joke)
47.     Didn’t Lose my Passport at all (big issue if it did happen)…
48.     or get Robbed
49.     Hookah for 4 days straight in Turkey for 3 hours a day
50.     Olympia – Mafia
51.     SPOONS!!!
52.     Host the Auction with Tom
53.     Be a part of the shipboard drive that made the most money any shipboard drive ever made… by $10,000!
54.     Get full use of the Internet on the voyage.
55.     Spend less than 5 hours total on the internet or computer for the entire 2 months.
56.     Bite Size Strong Island and Female Sid-Cros
57.     Litty. True fact.
58.     Somehow meet a Dude I met 9 months before that I randomly gave directions to while going home, and spending the next two months with said dude
59.      Sex and Gender in the Theater = best class ever
60.     Public Performance = other bestest ever
61.      Rode a Horse by myself
62.     Gay clubs and Gay Pride
63.     Straight clubs and alcohol fun times
64.     Taking an hour by myself in each port to appreciate the country we were in
65.      Taking a Cab alone in Cairo
66.      Taking the Barcelona Metro alone.
67.      Public Transportation in every port/country
68.      Finding out how the world is truly connected via globalization,
69.      and how the world imitates each other through graffiti
70.      Remember everything that I did
71.     Appreciate the last two months for what it was, and lastly
72.     Use the last two months to change my life.


That’s all that I have. it’s been a fun two months, and the best two months of my life. Tomorrow, I’m back in the states. Sunday, I’m home. The time for us has passed, but the new and next chapter begins soon enough.

Debaters, your topics are already ready. Congress kids, get your shit together.

SFC Peeps, update angel. You’re slacking majorly there.

Family peeps, you rock.
Friends, I’ll be functioning in about Tuesday or so.

Until then, Bon Voyage.