Welcome to Ft. Lauderdale! :)

I've arrived in Ft. Lauderdale!! My flight landed yesterday, and I reached the crew house around 5:30. I was a bit nervous upon arrival - mainly because I was walking into something completely unknown. Once I got settled in, I took a walk to see my surroundings. I was given directions to the close grocery store, but I got side-tracked when I saw a Subway and a Liquor store all in the same shopping center. I came home, ate my Subway, then tried to tackle the grocery store errand one more time. The second time was a success!! I bought breakfast and dinner food and called a cab to bring me home.

The crew house is full of people!! There are three girls in the crew house - One Canadian, one South African, and me. There are a bunch of dudes. There in and out, so I'm exactly sure how many there are right now. I think 5 or 6 - they have their own rooms, etc.

Today, I started the 5-day stew course. There are three girls in that too - one Canadian, one American, and me. It's a good class. Today was pretty introductory, but I think the rest of the week should be more involved with performing actual stewardess classes. I'm getting really excited about breaking into this industry!!

Tonight, I had dinner with a captain whose information I got from Emily Turner, friend from Houston. The captain is inbetween jobs right now, but seems like she is willing to put my name out there if she hears of any stew openings. She invited me to a Triton party on Wednesday and will hopefully introduce me to several of her captain friends. After the Triton party, I plan to go to Waxy's (the local yachtie/crew Irish pub) and meet up with Shaun, one of the guys I met in New Orleans working on The Red Sapphire. He says he'll help me do some networking at the yachtie bar.

I joined a gym today for a month. It was $55 for the month.....I think that's a steal. They give yachties a discount - I'm a yachtie now!!! YAY!!

This past weekend I went to Natchez to see my parents and go to Brooke's baby shower. I hung out with my parents on Friday and ate an amazing steak. They're doing well and are heading to Bristol for the NASCAR race this week!! On Saturday, I drove into town and went to Brooke's party at Biscuits and Blues. It was great to see all the girls!! I don't know when I'll get the chance to see them again.