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Some contracts are insanely difficult\u2026some\u2026like this one? Are most definitely not.<\/p>\nSome contracts are insanely difficult\u2026some\u2026like this one? Are most definitely not.<\/p>\n
This contract \u2013 thus far, and I\u2019m almost reluctant to mention it for fear of jinxing it \u2013 has been a stroll in the park. For the first month I hardly even had to host any classes as it was straight port days with, and this month \u2013 well there are more sea days, but something about htem seems to be going much more smoothly.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure what it is exactly, its not as if the contract has been overwhelmingly joyful (if anything I\u2019m honestly just a little bored) \u2013 but it\u2019s been easy<\/em>. About the only thing that\u2019s shaken my routine is a touch of a cold\u2026<\/p>\n The people are\u2026rather uneventful to be honest. Neither here nor there, some are very enthusiastic, some are\u2026quite the opposite. You try and make a joke and they stare at you as if you have three heads, and then the next day they laugh\u2026<\/p>\n People are so strange!<\/p>\n About the only stressful thing going on at the moment has been the insane amount of preparation involved in going to spend my 6 day break during dry dock with Amras in Florida. It is more complicated than one would think for two reasons \u2013 first, because I\u2019m coming in as a crew member I can\u2019t just stay on in the states; I have to leave the states and then return on a standard tourist visa. So that part is set easily enough thanks to a deviation on my flights and a really good travel agent. But this is also my first time visiting our southern neighbours as a fianc\u00e9, and I want to make sure that that crossing goes as smoothly as it possibly can. I am after all, not looking to stay<\/em> in the states, Amras and I aren\u2019t even getting married until at least next year, and when we do tie the knot we\u2019re not planning on living on the US side of the border; so I have to be sure to make it clear that yes I am most definitely just visiting<\/em>. Nothing more. That means having every single flight detail and hotel booking printed off, along with copies of my next contract (which I am joining in the Bahamas)\u2026in short, paperwork, lots and lots of paperwork\u2026<\/p>\n But hey, I\u2019m an ace at paperwork, so off we go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some contracts are insanely difficult\u2026some\u2026like this one? Are most definitely not. This contract \u2013 thus far, and I\u2019m almost reluctant to mention it for fear of jinxing it \u2013 has been a stroll in the park. For the first month … Continue reading