Happy, Exhausted and I'll be glad when this day is over!

Mon 11 Feb @ 8:45pm

I had the most wonderful and exhilerating exerience at Iguacu Falls--the Falls are so magnificent and powerful. There are no words that can really describe them because they encompass so much area and there is so much water. It is truly hard to comprehend how the Falls have kept that flow of water for hundreds of years and it still flows today with no end in sight! The fast boat ride was booked as The Grand Adventure and it was the most exciting adventure I have ever experienced. We were in boats with very knowledgeable captains. They took us into the edge of the Falls, and got us out before we drown. We had been told to wear our bathing suits because there was no way rain gear could keep us dry. I even got water in my ears! I could go on for days talking about being in Brazil and the Falls and I'm sure I'd forget something -- we experienced so much, but there's so much more. Everyone who hasn't seen the Falls must put it on their list of things to do.
And then it was back to work and I've hardly had time to catch my breath or get a good night's rest (we lost another hour last night). We got back about 12 midnight on Friday night. We had one more day in Salvador so some of us walked around the city and went to an Afro-Brazilian Museum. We sailed that evening, so that meant I had to get the Ship Pac together and send information to Univ of VA. The last two days have been busy with some very unreasonable requests from professors, i.e. like copying a book (only 152 pages) because 1/3 students didn't get the book--the book store didn't order enough books. Tomorrow the Global Studies class has their first exam and I copied 750 copies of a 5-page test. Chapman professors, how would you like to have 750 students? They will be scantron tests, thank goodness. I'm currently copying another document that is huge. So I'm tired and I love to complain, but in reality, it is all worth it!
The seas are somewhat rougher and my desk drawers won't stay shut so I have them taped closed. Unique experience to have drawers flying open.
I'm going to call it a day as soon as this project is complete. Tomorrow's another day and we're going to be at sea this time (between Salvador and Cape Town) for 9 days.