Excellent Wanderings

On the bus to the port Have you ever been surrounded by only complete strangers? No one who even knows your name let alone anything about who you actually are. Individuals that you have no deep connection with. People who you might chat with once or twice and never see again. It can be intimidating. It can be thrilling. It can be freeing. For me, these feelings only lasted until the first night at the hotel before we embarked. It was there we had a small meet & greet with oth

(Imagine a very loud foghorn blowing) Embarkation Process On Tuesday, January 6th, hundreds of people filed onto busses and into the ship terminal to begin the Around-the-World Cruise. Smiles and cheers filled the air as old friends recognized each other in the lines. However, the excitement quickly waned as the check-in process wasn’t exactly as efficient as expected. I was on the first bus from the hotel, scheduled at 11am. We expected about a 30-minute drive from the hotel

As I sit here, the day before embarking on the 6-month Around the World cruise, I find myself reflecting on how exactly I got here. Yes, you may be thinking - 'Lan, you drove from Michigan to Miami. If you already forgot that, maybe you should go get a check-up before getting on the boat...' But I don't mean how I physically got to this place, instead, the choices and decisions made over the past many years that allowed me to be here, sitting poolside at a very fancy and beau