Skylife

I've been on the NCL Sky for about a month now. The ship is alright, the people here are awesome as they have been everywhere i've worked. I'm in the Bahamas 5 days a week which is nice and I get to see Sam every Wednesday which is amazing!

I sign off on August 23rd, then my life gets crazy for a few months. I will go home for 3 weeks, then Sam and I are going to SE Asia with some friends for a month, then I am moving back to the Bay Area. During this time I need to find a place to live, a job, and a car. Awesome.

It will surely be an interesting next few months but i'm extremely excited and I trust everything will work out. Hope this finds everyone well, continue to keep me in your prayers. See ya soon!!

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France and Italy

Weeks 4 and 5:

Looking back, we spent 6 days in France and visited 4 cities...way too fast! We went to Paris, St. Nazaire, Bordeaux, and Nice. All four of the places were awesome but I wished we could have spent more time exploring each one and less time on the move...oh well! We rocked Paris in a day and a half, and discovered FIFA Fan Fest Paris, which is one of six locations worldwide where they show the World Cup on a huge screen in big cities! It was amazing to see Brazil vs N. Korea with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop. We went from Paris to St. Nazaire to visit some of my NCL peeps and see off the new monstrosity of a ship. We spent a great night there with my friend Jingles! From there we went to Bordeaux for a day, (basically a close-your-eyes-and-point-at-the-departure-board situation) and its was a very cool city. We caught the USA vs Slovenia game there and then headed to Nice (is nice!!) the next day. Nice was ok, we went there sorta to break up the trip into Italy, and because we really enjoyed committing fraud to get extra days out of our Eurail passes.

First night in Italy was the longest of the entire trip...we stayed in the Milan train station because we had an early train to Venice the next morning, this happened: A Night in the Milan Train Station. Over the final 10 days of our trip we stayed at these "camping hostels" in Venice, Rome, and Florence. They were awesome! Really cheap, offered everything a normal hostel does, and in some cases much more (pool, bar, pizzeria, market, etc.). Venice was very nice, we spent most of the time lost and having a great time. we ate tons of gelato and continued our World Cup binge. Here is where we witnessed the 2nd most stressful game I've watched, USA vs Algeria! (1st was game 7 of the 2002 World Series...ugh) Rome did not disappoint, I think it was one of mine and Tim's favorite spots we went. The history, beauty, and people were incredible. we met Kelly King here for a couple days as well and had a blast! From Rome we began our journey home, stopping in Florence and Pisa on the way back London.

As I write this I am currently in the middle of a journey unlike anything I've ever heard of. My trip home, then to my next cruise assignment involves the following: 4 days, 1 train ride, 5 planes, 2 buses, 2 metros, 1 cab, 8 airports, 5 countries, and countless hours of layovers. Complete garbage, but it will all be worth it when I get to the ship, take a nap, and then see my Sam on the 7th!!

All in all, the Emmons Brother's trip to Europe was a resounding success, so many memories, great times, and indescribable experiences. No major lasting injuries, deaths, or screw-ups. Great Trip. Thank you for all of your prayers and feel free to ask us for a story of two, we've got plenty.

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