Here's the latest!

Alright, all you avid followers of my blog, who have been missing hearing about all my adventures....Ha ha.  I've spent the month at home in Lake Arrowhead with family, working a few days a week in the Village at my little gift store.  We spent a week over New Year's in Lake Havasu as a family, which was a lot of fun.  I've been doing pretty well at keeping up with my practicing and keeping my resolutions....at least half of them, anyway.  :-)  I am still on track to work for Norwegian Cruise Line in March, and have started working on all the paperwork required by NCL for new hires.  But in the meantime there is some other news - 

My original agent called me a couple days ago to ask if I would mind filling in on short notice for an emergency opening they have on the Azamara Quest.  Azamara is affiliated with Celebrity, but is a smaller, more upscale luxury line.  Smaller ships, less passengers, etc.  I visited their other ship, the Journey, when we happened to be docked together in Livorno.  I liked the atmosphere, although it feels claustrophobic after being on Celebrity's big ships.  I am excited about having the chance to experience life on a smaller, nicer ship without having to commit to a 6 month contract.  And the ports were also a big draw (see current pic for specifics).  So they are flying me out to Bangkok to join the ship on the 20th, then my contract finishes in Hong Kong on the 31st.  Its crazy to think that they'd fly me all the way out to Asia for an 11 day contract!  I'm also excited to visit some friends of mine in Hong Kong, and maybe spend an extra night there.  So off I go again!  Just for a couple weeks, though, then I'll be back in Arrowhead, home sweet home.