Location: San Blas, Panama
Today, I had the privilege of waking up the boat by walking into each cabin and absorbing all the death stares trying to stop me from making my obnoxiously loud statement, “WAKE UP, WAKE UP, EVERY MINUTE OF SLEEP IS A MINUTE WASTED IN BEAUTIFUL SAN BLAS”. And just like any other day, every student on Argo rolled out of bed in a timely manner with smiles on their faces, eager to eat yet another breakfast made from oats. But in all honesty, it is truly hard to be unhappy doing what we’re doing on a daily basis here on Argo. Today is what I would consider a “chill day”, anchors up at 7 am to cruise in crystal blue waters and fix ourselves in front of yet another beautiful tropical island. At this island, we made use of our free time, we snorkeled red and black mangroves, surfed, paddle boarded, eyed down stingrays, and of course sat on the bowsprit 15 feet over the water and crammed for tests and essays. We’re reaching just about the halfway point on this trip, where the food is starting to get boring, our bunks have never felt smaller, it feels impossible to escape the heat, and god forbid a toilet remains unclogged for more than 24 hours. Now more than ever, it’s nice to take a step back and realize we’re on an adventure of a lifetime, making countless memories, and most definitely lifelong friends. I strongly believe this group is going to survive the hardships of living on a boat. I know this because of our squeeze question that we had tonight. The question was this: “Who on this boat would you not let date your son/daughter” (thank you, Meg(aladon)). We went in a circle and laughed as we pointed at each other, explaining why they would be terrible partners. I think it’s something special for 30 people to come together and make fun of each other in such a personal way. How we spent one of our few off days is what many people would consider living the dream, and that’s because it is. But for us, it’s just another day on Argo.
-There’s nowhere else I would rather be