About Emma & the Squishy tongues of iguana.

Well I have a new room mate. Emma arrived as Barbara left on Sunday.

It turns out the whole thing about a photographer boyfriend and previous contracts was a random rumor pulled from thin air, although i believe it started Deck 4 FWD in Kirk's cabin.

Emma is just lovely. She's an Aussie and it's her first time at sea. Unlike me, she hasn't had the luxury of a week's training so when she walked up the gangway to come to work on Sunday it was literally her first time ever on a ship.

Emma is 22 and is from Kangaroo Island, SA. She's been working as a scuba instructor and also... an abolone diver! how cool! She's a real "country girl" so it's nice to have a room mate who is no sook. SHe's diving in head first and doing a great job - although unlike me, she hasn't had any entertainment experience. But you know she's going to be good because she's already super friendly with the passengers and is picking up everything really fast. It's nice to get to show her the ropes.

We all miss Barbara.. but she's at home with her free internet and cakes so she probably doesn't miss us that much :p

Today i'm in st thomas. I just got off the ship to pop on over to use the free internet at the cruise ship terminal. I got a jerk chicken salad which is LITERALLY SWIMMING (backstroke even!) in dressing.. I can't eat it all. ALso I fed an iguana peanunts, then I gained command of all the iguanas in a 20m radius. I made them SIT and STAY for more nuts. THeir tongues are squishy. I am the lizard queen.

I'm sad because tomorrow i'm IPM in Grand TUrk, my favouritest of places (after Cozumel). No Jack's Shack and Jerk CHicken for me for the next two w eeks :( :(