I, Sarah Smith, am keeping a diary to write of the events that happen on our wondrous new adventure in the Caribbean Seas by way of an enormous cruise ship. I will be accompanied by my fellow Junior High classmates in an effort to learn something about marine life. Yeah, like that's going to happen. Well, I'll take it if it means laying by the pool side all day soaking up the sun and hanging out with my friends. Thanks goodness for the last fundraiser, otherwise we would've had to pay for our tickets ourselves, which wouldn't have worked out for me or many of my peers. So, on to the embarkment.
I arrived at the dock and my eyes nearly popped out of my head. The ship was almost exactly like one of those awesome cruise ships that you would see if you Googled "cruise ships." I had to give it to whoever planned this trip, they had spared no expense. My P.E. teacher, Mr. Don, was waiting at the dock with his suitcase in tow as well. "Hey, Sarah! Aren't you EXCITED?!?" (Mr. Don had the habit of yelling really loudly to get his point across). I rubbed my ears to stop the ringing. "Yup. I didn't know it was this fancy, though. I should've brought my laptop." Mr. Don looked over at my mountain of suitcases. "And what is that all made of, if not your laptop?" he asked. "Well, suitcase 1," I patted the normal-sized pink flowered suitcase. "is compiled of survival gear in the case of a shipwreck and we get stranded on a desert island. Suitcase 2," I patted the slightly large blue suitcase. "is made up of clothes, my iPod, and other various items that are a necessity to my well-being. Suitcase 3," I patted a smallish lime green bag. "Is made up of swimsuits, books in the event I should be bored, my headphones, and earbuds." "Wow," he said after a short period of silence. "And you forgot your laptop?" "Yup." I said disappointedly. At this point a few other student of which I have never before known had joined us on the dock. "Well, Mr. Don, why are we waiting here?" I asked him. "The crew members are double checking everything to make sure everything's in tip-top shape." he answered. "Nobody would be thrilled to learn that we were short a life raft or something." "Understood." I agreed. Because I knew it would probably be a while, I shifted through suitcase 2 to find my iPod and suitcase 3 to discover my headphones. I put my favorite playlist on shuffle until my best buddy, Michelle, arrived. Then we talked a while. After about two hours of waiting, we finally boarded; by this time, it was around dinner. All of the Junior High students met in the dining room to have an amazing dinner of shrimp bisque and sourdough rolls. All of us then retired to our various rooms, I was fortunate enough to be bunking with Michelle instead of a stranger. That night I dreamt of shrimps begging me for mercy as I plopped them into a big bowl of shrimp bisque, and I running away while slipping on thousands of sourdough rolls.
I arrived at the dock and my eyes nearly popped out of my head. The ship was almost exactly like one of those awesome cruise ships that you would see if you Googled "cruise ships." I had to give it to whoever planned this trip, they had spared no expense. My P.E. teacher, Mr. Don, was waiting at the dock with his suitcase in tow as well. "Hey, Sarah! Aren't you EXCITED?!?" (Mr. Don had the habit of yelling really loudly to get his point across). I rubbed my ears to stop the ringing. "Yup. I didn't know it was this fancy, though. I should've brought my laptop." Mr. Don looked over at my mountain of suitcases. "And what is that all made of, if not your laptop?" he asked. "Well, suitcase 1," I patted the normal-sized pink flowered suitcase. "is compiled of survival gear in the case of a shipwreck and we get stranded on a desert island. Suitcase 2," I patted the slightly large blue suitcase. "is made up of clothes, my iPod, and other various items that are a necessity to my well-being. Suitcase 3," I patted a smallish lime green bag. "Is made up of swimsuits, books in the event I should be bored, my headphones, and earbuds." "Wow," he said after a short period of silence. "And you forgot your laptop?" "Yup." I said disappointedly. At this point a few other student of which I have never before known had joined us on the dock. "Well, Mr. Don, why are we waiting here?" I asked him. "The crew members are double checking everything to make sure everything's in tip-top shape." he answered. "Nobody would be thrilled to learn that we were short a life raft or something." "Understood." I agreed. Because I knew it would probably be a while, I shifted through suitcase 2 to find my iPod and suitcase 3 to discover my headphones. I put my favorite playlist on shuffle until my best buddy, Michelle, arrived. Then we talked a while. After about two hours of waiting, we finally boarded; by this time, it was around dinner. All of the Junior High students met in the dining room to have an amazing dinner of shrimp bisque and sourdough rolls. All of us then retired to our various rooms, I was fortunate enough to be bunking with Michelle instead of a stranger. That night I dreamt of shrimps begging me for mercy as I plopped them into a big bowl of shrimp bisque, and I running away while slipping on thousands of sourdough rolls.
