Finally settled in

Well after a few days of running around trying to find my way in a place full of wrong turns and dead ends, I finally feel settled in. At first I was definitely overwhelmed, but now not so much. I was constantly being told by many that cooking on the ship would mean I wouldn't get to go ashore. All of the cooks kept making it seem like I would never see the light of day. I got freaked out! Especially because I hadn't seen the light of day in 3 days. And for me that's a long ass time, considering I have 6 more months of this. Luckily one of the guys I work with, Lemon, told me that we could go ashore. Sure enough I did, setting foot on land in Skagway, Alaska. It was freezing cold, but the view was amazing. I forgot my camera, but no worries the scenic photos will come later. Did I mention I apparently get sea sick! Yup I thought from my various voyages on boats before I was fine, but nooooo way. They do have a miracle chewable tablet that rids the problem and it's been "smooth sailing" ever since. Among all of the people here I am the only American in the kitchen. Most are Filipino or Indonesian and most are quite nice to me. Anyways as I figure things out a little better I will be able to go ashore more often. I seem to be having issues uploading pictures, but if anyone has any suggestions let me know. Well tomorrow we are cruising Glacier Bay and then on to Ketchikan, Alaska. But pretty much it is the same 7 day cruise for the next 4 months. I look forward to sharing more of this adventure with some visuals, hopefully.