DAY IN MY LIFE on SEMESTER AT SEA | Colie At Sea Diaries

The trip has been so rocky lately. The day that I'm filming this, we're only six days into the voyage. But I'm finally finding some sense of routine, which has been great. So if you guys enjoy, start on a date with me. We finally set up our post-it notes. This is how we communicate to each other and our friends where we're at. So for example, this is my side, this is Audrey's side. If I'm somewhere, I can take a post-it note, stick it right here. Or if we're somewhere together, then put it in the middle. This morning, we're going to Berlin for breakfast. This morning's breakfast squad. We're loving the fruit and the oatmeal. OMG! OMG! Exciting news! Campus store is officially open! Good morning! How exciting! Oh, I see. We thought there was going to be a huge line. But I don't think everyone knows that the SHIP store is open. So, we're one of the first people to come. And I'm afraid me and Audrey might buy out the whole store. But, you know. Let's see what we find. We're at the crew neck wall. Love to see it. There's a light blue, a gray, and a dark blue. I'm thinking maybe gray. I don't know. Did you have a gray hoodie earlier? Oh, you're right. Maybe a dark blue. Okay. Wait, Q. What size is that? I think it's small. Oh, extra small. Okay. I think I might get a large or an extra large. I just love a good oversized. Also, it's going to shrink. This is definitely going to shrink. Oh, I'm so getting a large one. Love the music in the store. Let's get a medium. Okay, Q. What if I don't get anything? This is an extra large. I'm going to put it on. Try on. Try on test. Try on haul. Try on haul? No. I'm going to try it on. Extra large sass crew neck. Thanks. Guys, merch store haul. We both got two items. I got three. Oh. I was not aware. I got three because I got these two and then the shirt. Ah. I got two. Audrey got three. My first item. You guys saw. Extra large crew neck. Dark blue. Semester at Sea. I got the same one in, I think, medium. Perf. Super cute. Super comfy. I got this hoodie. It's just a plain gray hoodie with like the small Semester at Sea logo in the corner. And then, I didn't even realize it's like this actually. It says, the world's your campus. The world's your campus. Love that. And then, the last item. We also both got this. An Adriatic shirt. Yay. This is our sea. Purple sea. Super cute. So, we're going to need this for Sea Olympics, which I will definitely be falling. So, stay tuned for that. But, Rutman, of course. We should try to find like a purple ribbon. Oh, that's cute. And like an accessory. Yeah. Some gems. Yeah, we'll do that. Okay. But, success. I'm so happy that we were one of the first people to go. They just opened it this morning at 8.30. So, we got there like 15 minutes after opening. Me and Audrey also both put out some laundry bags in the past few days and they just came back. So, here's mine. I'm going to put away my clothes right now. All right. Time to finish getting ready for the day. I just did my hair. I took out my braids and there was a small wave, but I went in with my crimper and made a few more. But now, I'm going to do my makeup. That's what we've been doing lately is getting up for breakfast in the morning and then coming back to the room. We'll be getting ready for class or whatever we're doing that day. But, I also put a little questionnaire on my Instagram, which if you're not following me, all my socials are at Nicolino. Make sure to follow along. I'm posting a lot of short form content too. Or I'm trying. You guys will get some other content on there too. Okay. But, while I do my makeup, I'm going to answer a few questions. Talk more about SAS. My favorite thing. How is life different from your usual routine? Love you loads from India. Love you too. Well, I would say there are a lot of differences being on a cruise ship, obviously. But, to name a few, I would say one big difference is definitely having school on the weekends. If you didn't know, if we're on the ship, we do school. If we're not on the ship, then we don't. So, it doesn't really matter what day it is. Today's Monday, September 14th. So, it makes sense. But, the past two days, we've had class. And, it's definitely interesting because time on the ship is also kind of weird. I feel like I never know what day it is or what time it is. So, that's definitely been an adjustment. Also, scheduled mealtimes. There are only certain times you can go to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And, besides that, then you can't really eat. Well, actually, no. That's a lie. There's other places on the ship to get food, like the pool deck. There's a bar in the library. You can also buy snacks places. We also have snacks in our room, which is great. There's hot water in Berlin 24-7. So, I literally brought down one of my ramen bowls and made some ramen for lunch because I took a nap during the scheduled mealtime. Honestly, that hasn't been too bad, though. I love routines anyway, so it's kind of nice being like, okay, I'm going to do this before breakfast. Make sure I do this before lunch. And then, last thing I'll say, a big difference for me is you're never really alone on the ship because there are so many people. There's 400 students along with 200 faculty, crew, lifelong learners, ship families. There's just people everywhere. And, obviously, because we're in such a confined space, wherever you go, there's most likely someone to talk to. Also, this is my first time having a roommate. My first two years of college, I've had a single dorm. And so, this semester, being able to learn how to respect Audrey's space, also my space, but our space as a whole, I think it's been going really well. And, personally, I think it's so fun. Like, me and Audrey literally have a four-month sleepover ahead and it's great. Also, I think both of us are really similar and we knew that going into it, so we don't really disagree on a lot of stuff when it comes to our ship cabin. Next question, are you getting seasick? A lot of you guys asked this. And, I would say not that bad. The ship is definitely rocking. Like, especially, I don't know where we are in the world right now, but the seas have been kind of crazy and the boat's been like this. Like, I'm not even joking. Everywhere we walk, whether it's the halls, in the shower, sleeping in my bed, you just feel yourself slowly going like this. I did have to take one of the pills yesterday just because I was really feeling it, but I haven't gotten, like, really sick. Like, I don't feel that nausea. Oh, knock on wood. I don't feel that nauseous or I don't feel like I need to throw up or anything. I think I'm honestly starting to get kind of used to it. But, am I excited to be in port and on land? Yes, definitely. Berlin or Lido? These are the two food decks on the ship. Berlin's on the 6th and Lido's on the 9th. Honestly, I would say Berlin. Lido's definitely the more social food deck. It's definitely fun to mingle. It's also where the pool is, Lido Grill, and just more stuff. But, I just really like the vibe of Berlin. It's also only a deck above us, so waking up for breakfast, it's easy just to go upstairs and grab food. But, both are great. Do you wish you packed less or more? It's only been a week into the voyage, or almost a week, and so maybe my answer will change, but honestly, I'm kind of quite satisfied with how much I've packed. I've only really worn my comfy clothes on this ship because I'm kind of saving my fancier outfits for when I'm in port. And, I just like to be cozy when I go to class or taking a nap or chilling on the pool deck, you know? But, I'm definitely excited to dress up a little bit more and also go shopping in port. I can't wait. It's 26 pages long for chapter one. I thought it was only, wait, what? It's 26 pages. I thought it was only like one doc. No. Goodbye. What is one thing you have grown in already? Let's see. I would say navigating being away from home, like really away from home and kind of the homesickness I've been experiencing. Because, obviously, in San Diego, I'm only two hours away from home. My family would come up pretty often, and so I didn't really feel that sadness freshman or sophomore year. I definitely didn't expect to cry as much as I did the first few days being on this ship. But, it's okay. We got through them, and I already feel better. But, I think being able to lean on myself and figure out how to press my emotions, have better mindsets, and ultimately picking myself up instead of relying on others to do so, if that makes sense. I think that's another reason why not having a lot of self-care or alone time on this ship has been an adjustment, just because I cherish that a lot when I'm home. So, being able to find time to do that, finding space on this ship, times out of my day to Bible study or journal, and just reset so I can feel better. But, so far, so good. I'm already learning a lot, and I can't wait to see what else I learn within these next four months. Girl, how are we feeling for this semester? Feeling pretty good. I still can't believe I'm a junior. Like, time flies by so fast, you guys, when you're in college. I swear. I was a baby freshman yesterday, but now I am not. But, I'm feeling great for this semester. I mean, obviously, it's a very exciting one, studying abroad, being able to travel the world, and that's my curriculum. Like, it's just insane. I love my classes, love my professors so far. I'm so excited for the fieldwork we're doing in Port 2, and I can't wait to capture that for you guys. It's just such a blessing, and an amazing opportunity to be able to say I'm doing school when living on a ship. It's so crazy. Next question, how do you balance all the social and work elements, as well as editing videos on SASS? Kind of going along with the last question, including school too, I'm starting to get more of a routine and structure on the ship, which is great, and definitely need that. But, I would say I'm using the same advice and tips I would give when I'm back at my home university, like, on land. Just planning out my days, and being really good on time management. Knowing when to maybe sacrifice and say no to social time, so I can get some work done. Knowing if I'm meeting up with friends for dinner, then going to the library before then to edit for a few hours. Definitely changes every single day, but I think overall, just having a plan and the steps to execute it definitely has helped me. But, honestly, still figuring it out. So, we'll see how it goes the rest of the semester. Okay, I'm basically done with my makeup. I only put on a few products, but I'm going to answer a few more questions. What country and activity are you most looking forward to? Country? Definitely Vietnam. I'm half Filipino, half Vietnamese. I've been to the Philippines, but I haven't been to Vietnam before, so it'll be my first time on semester at sea. We're also going in December, right after my, no, is it after or before? It's before my birthday. And, I'm going to be meeting my family there, so I am just so freaking excited. It's going to be amazing and so special, and I can't wait. Activity? One of my field classes, we're going to be in Morocco. It's for my media and society class. We're going to be meeting locals at a radio station with other students there, learning about the culture and media, and I just think that's so freaking cool. Like, what the heck? Best way to make friends with people on the ship? Literally just leaving your ship cabin and choosing to mingle. Like I said, there are people out all the time. There's only so far you can go. So, even walking down my hall, saying hi to the crew, asking how their day is going, or being in the food halls, the pool deck, the library. Usually, most people are down to chat. There's also so many people to meet. Like, I feel like I've met a lot of people so far, but there are also a lot of unfamiliar faces. So, it's really fun, and that was one of the things I was most excited for for a semester at sea in general, is just meeting people and being able to learn from everyone's stories, because everyone is so different and so unique, and I know I can learn from each and every person on the ship. So, can't wait to continue meeting everyone. And then, last few questions. Does everything seem a little more romantic than usual being in a ship? Um, okay. I'll say personally, like for me, I feel like a roommate decides my life in general, and so like waking up in the morning, looking outside the window to the sea, or watching sunset with friends at nighttime. But, if you mean like boys, because a lot of you guys were asking questions about that. For example, did you find any eye candies yet? Sorry to disappoint, but so far, no. I don't know. There's probably some eye candy on here, but maybe they're just hiding and I haven't seen them. But I think the past few days, because I'm so focused on trying to find routine myself, I haven't really focused on seeing if there are any cute boys or things I would like to find. I don't even know what I'm saying anymore. But yeah, not really. Sorry, guys. But, those are all the questions that I'm going to answer today. I'm going to continue putting questionnaires up on my socials like that, so if you guys are wondering anything, then I can answer them in the next few videos. But, all ready for the day. Here's my makeup, my hair, and I'm wearing this cute matching set from Brandy. I still have an hour before class, so I think I'm going to get some work done, and I'll see you guys when I see you. Bye, guys. Time for class. Today's a B-Day, so we have our three classes back-to-back. Got all my stuff. Packed some snacks. Let's go be some scholars. We're in our Media and Society class, and we're comparing our screen time from before the shift and then now. Audrey, would you like to tell them how many hours? So, on August 23rd to 30th, I have nine hours and three. Okay. Um, with, oh, wait. With 36 hours on TikTok. So healthy. Okay, and then the next week? Um, and then the next week, we have an average of 11 hours and 23 minutes with 28 hours on TikTok. That's real solid. Solid numbers. And then we bring it back down the last week's average of seven hours. Okay. Okay, progress. With, um, 14 hours. So, still pretty high, but we're getting there. Mine also lessened a little bit, but still on my phone consuming media, unfortunately. First class was fire. We have like 10 minutes before we have to go to our next one. So, we're grabbing lunch and eat out. I literally just dropped some pasta and ate it all. That's pretty good. Look who we found. Oh, my ping pong. It's Sean Cameron a lot. Oh. Did that hurt? Watch out. Sean, say hi. Man of the hour. He's back from ping pong and he made it to class. I bought pajamas. Try on haul. He got the new PJ pants. Limited edition. Would you like to say hi? Sure. This is my vlog. Vlog. Yeah, I'm vlogging. Say hi. Hello. This is Xavier. He's also from San Diego. Hey. Come on. Oh, I forgot about that. Okay, so we just finished class. We're now at the pool bar and there's so many people outside. Guys, look how active it is. So pretty. It's popping. We love the- Oh, so- Don't fall over here. Watch out. There's a bench, guys. We love the pool bar so much. Audrey just got a Thai tea. I got a Vietnamese coffee. Thank you, Dexter. Thanks, Dexter. The worst part is that I actually do. Cheers. That's actually really good. This is addicting. Wait, yeah. This is really good. I've heard mixed reviews about the coffee on the ship, but- That one's good, too. Vietnamese coffee. Wait. Okay, two winners. Ding, ding, ding. All right. Hi, guys. So formal. So let's chat. Inhale, exhale. Okay. Me and Audrey are back in the room just to reset and recharge. It's been a great day so far, though. Yeah. We're on the pool deck with a few friends and everyone's planning for Portugal because we arrive tomorrow, which is our first port. So freaking exciting. So far, we have nothing booked. That's the plan now. And, yeah. But we're looking at a few things. Maybe even a hotel, Airbnb. I don't know, though. We might just stay back on the ship. We're still figuring it out. Just stay tuned. Stay tuned for the next video. But it's interesting because everyone's starting to get a little closer, you know, planning things with groups and stuff, maybe meeting up with people in port. So we'll just see what happens, I guess. We have some, like, good friends. Yeah, I think so, too. Like, we've made some good friends, which I'm really excited about. It's so funny because sometimes me and Audrey will get in the room and be like, Yay, we made friends! And we'll just start, like, jumping around. We're just really happy, okay? We are. We were joking around with our parents before we left and they're like, guys, if it's just me and Audrey in the vlogs, like, I don't know. If we don't make friends, like, it's fine. It's fine. Just know we have each other. But thankfully, I think we're making friends. Yeah. So, that's fun. But with arriving in Portugal tomorrow and all of our classes, we're also talking about some of the norms there, like food or sites. It's like in Global, they had this whole presentation with, like, greetings, foods to try, a few words. Oh, yeah. Mannerisms. It's been really sick. And I still can't believe this is our school. Oh, yes! Okay. And then tonight, we have our first pre-port, which is a meeting where we're all going to go into the union. They're going to tell us about Portugal, all the info, and what we need to know. It's actually pretty long. Wait, how long is it? I think it's like an hour and a half. Oh. Wait, I didn't know that. But maybe it won't go that long. I don't know, though. Some of the meetings... Well, what's good is they'll tell us about, like, a lot of the safety stuff. Yeah. But I'm excited for pre-port, because we're going to have that, obviously, nine times this semester. Or ten. Is it ten? Ten. Ten, right? Yeah, it's ten. Because we do a pre-port for... For Thailand? For Thailand, yeah. Okay, it's ten. So, yeah. Whoa, whoa. So, yeah! A little aggressive there, sorry. Wait, what are we doing now? Now we need to plan. Okay, because if we want to book a hotel, book an Airbnb, we have to do it now. Yeah. Like now. Yeah, like this second. Like within an hour. Within the minute. We're going to go back up to the pool deck, maybe just sit on some other chairs in the shade. Guys, it's getting hotter and hotter. Which is great. Even, like, looking outside, it's really... Just this patch of sun from my window. That's why I'm sitting over here. But, yeah, we're going to start planning, because... Which we should have done. Like, days ago. Okay, let's go. Back in Berlin for dinner. And, guys, look what they have. Imagine if you know it. Dope. Oh, hey, girl! Oh, my gosh. Get the camera. Oh! Say hi. You have to say hi. Oh, my gosh. Hi, vlog. I never thought this moment would ever happen. I want you to call y'all. Subscribe. Y'all, comment down below. What's y'all favorite thing about Samantha Grancy? She is the girl to go to. I'm telling you right now. You're going to live it up through her eyes. You're going to live it up. Oh, my gosh. Talk to my mom. Talk to my sister. Oh, I'm kidding. I'm sorry. I'm kidding. Yeah, she's still going. Oh, my God. This is the one, girl. This is the... Here's what's for dinner. Got some fish and rice. And, Audrey, what are you getting? Porco Dobo. Filipino Dobo, guys. Salsa's culture. Salsa's subculture. Wait. Oh, my gosh. This looks like the curry my mom makes. Mommy, I know you're watching. You're just reminding me of you. Don't cry. Finally. Halloween. Yay. Thank you. Appreciate it. Got our green sheet. Papers look taller, too. Wait, that's so interesting. Wait, that's what I just said. Are the papers taller? Yeah. Wait, I literally just said that. Okay, guys. We're at Preport, and look at our papers. Green sheet. Say hi. Everyone, show your green sheet. Yay. Green sheet. You got any leg up? Yeah. I was waving my phone. That works, too. Okay, but this has all the info, like what time we're boarding, what time we need to be back on the ship, numbers in case there's emergencies. What else? Oh, like hospital info? I got it. Traveler's diarrhea. Oh. You might need that. That's important. It's all that matters. Alex might need that, actually. Captain Yan and Oscar. Just finished our first group bar. I'm so hyped for Portugal, you guys. But we're currently in the library, and we're trying to book something. Very last minute, but a lot of people are- We're trying to book the same one. Let's see. What are the stats on this that I can filter by? Update. We booked everything. We have a whole squad, and you guys will see in the Portugal vlog, but the girls are over right now. Mel and Tara are in the room, and we're going to show some dresses so we can be on the same vibe we're packing. That's very cute. Very fun. Okay, wait. I have to love that. I love that. That's what I would wear if I could have that. That's perfect. Girl, I'm wearing a white one that's bedazzled with flowers and- Way cute. You brought the basics, and she brought the funky stuff? That's us. I brought the funky stuff, she brought the basics. Guys, you could have just brought a linen shirt. Happy Thanksgiving. Yay. I wish I bought something like that. Wait, I'm just going to have to take you guys to our room next. Yeah. I think we're still going to look like you. Do you know how long I am? That is cute. Wait, I like that. I'm also slim. That's not my ----, bro. My ----. Audrey, look. Okay, you guys. Hours later, and I think I'm packed for Portugal. I don't even mean that over it. It's past midnight, and we're so tired. Okay, this is so a champagne problem. Sorry. Yeah. Okay, I think for me, this was all so sudden. We weren't even planning to stay somewhere off the ship. Yeah, we were going to stay on the ship for Portugal, not in an Airbnb. But then our group just randomly decided so last minute to book a place. So we had no time to think about anything. Which I'm so excited for. It's going to be really fun. But now that we're packing, we're realizing- That's why we're so exhausted, too. It's kind of hard to pack, you know? Because you also want to think about safety, too. Safety. We're only bringing our backpacks because we don't want to roll our suitcases. I mean, okay. What's good is that we can come back on the ship anytime. Okay, honestly, I think I'm content with this stuff. Packing cubes is the way to go. I just have all my clothes in here, all my bathroom stuff in here, a bunch of things in the zippers. And then I'm bringing this, which is my crossbody bag, so it'll be over my body. OMP for slippers. I'm bringing my crossbody bag, so it'll be, like, across my body. Like, help. Genuinely help. And you guys know, I sleep quite early. It's past my bed time. Way past my bed time. Should I go make ramen? Do you feel like it? I don't know. I mean, I can definitely eat it. I'm kind of worried. I have a stomachache. I think it's, like, a stomachache because I'm, like, exhausted. It's not like- It means stress. No, like- Look, I literally laid out my ramen cup already. Maybe- I'm going to get ready for bed. PJs. Yeah, I'm not doing ramen tonight. You guys will see this in a different vlog. Oh, yeah. I'm going to do this right now. Unfortunately- Unfortunately, this needs to stop. Not. I've had enough. That was sick. You got me. We're going to be so dead tomorrow. No, Trez. We'll never come back. Right, right, right, right, right. On the day of anyone's wondering, me and Audrey are fighting with our bunnies. So- State of deluge. That is what pre-port does to you. I was trying to hit D for a moment. Actually, let me tell you a story. And I was like- Honestly, I miss- I miss, like, hugs, right? And she was like, Oh, do you need a hug? And then gives me my bunny. She came close like, I thought she was going to hug me. And she went- I go, Oh, you need a hug? No! Bunny down. Wait, okay. Also, side note. Wait. Oh, no. Oh, I know. I know exactly the feeling. No. What was I going to say? Oh, guys. Okay! We're bad. I need a journal! Wait, I was going to say, like, me and Audrey were already like this after two years of college. After these four months, bro, y'all better watch out. Watch out. Okay, okay. We need to stop this. We need to put an end to this. Okay, I think I'm just going to end my vlog now, because I'm afraid you guys might see some crazy stuff. This is how me and Audrey end our nights. We get our journal. We fight with our bunnies. And, yeah. Today was a really good day. I was telling Audrey this morning, I was like, should I film? I don't know if I feel like filming. I'm so glad I ended up filming, because it was such a good day. And pre-port. Our first pre-port. So exciting. So excited for Portugal. Yes. It's going to be so fun, you guys. So, stay tuned for the vlog. We're going to get up to some stuff this week, might I say. I'm just feeling so grateful. It's crazy how much can happen in just six days on the ship. Because, I don't know. I feel like I've been on a rollercoaster of emotions, but I'm feeling really great right now. And it's probably going to keep going like that. But, today's a good day, and we're going to take that as a win. So, yeah. I'm going to journal, and I'll see you guys in Portugal next. If you stayed until the end of this video, comment down below. A bunny emoji. Y'all better put it down. Put it down. So, thanks so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed. Make sure to like, comment down below, subscribe to my channel, subscribe to the family channel, and turn on all the notifications. I'll see you guys back with another video. As always, stay positive. Bye.