March 27 This day of the homestay was not spent with the family, all 29 of the students on the homestay went on a trip to Mamallapuram (I am sure I just butchered that spelling) to see temples and the rock carvings, etc. it was a very long and hot day, but very fun. We ate at this incredible restaurant. I included a picture of the food, and me eating it. I just gotta say this whole eating with your hands thing is so fun! I think that is a custom we should adopt b...

Ok, so today was the first day of my homestay, and I honestly do not even know where to begin. I was so excited to stay with a family, (after all, I stayed in host homes practically every night while I was on Captive Free) I really didn't know what to expect, I just was excited to be in an actual home and be able to spend time with local people. Our host families met us and took us straight to their houses. My partner from the ship was a girl named Tyler, and we ...

Today we arrived in India! It has been an amazing day. I wanted to get up early to watch us pull into port, but my alarm didn't go off, so I woke up to an announcement about how to go through customs this morning. We had to meet face to face with people from immigration and take our passports. If we leave Chennai, we have to take them with us. We also have to carry a landing card, and a customs declaration form at all times and show them whenever we leave and com...

Only one more day at sea after today and then I will be in India! Which also means that we are now back above the equator. I am so excited for this country. This stretch of the voyage has not been bad at all. It has actually been fun! And the water, other than the day of Sea Olympics, has been so calm! The water just looks like glass and it is so smooth. I love it. It makes it really easy to teach my kickboxing classes which have been going amazing. I still teach...

I don't really have much to add, just classes have started up again and we are at sea until next Sunday, March 25. I am so excited for India though. After that, we will only have like 2 and three day stretches at sea between ports. I am very excited for that. I have a feeling after India the rest of the voyage is going to fly by. It kind of already has. Our first day in India is our half way point. Tonight was the Explorer Talent Competition. I thought it was jus...