the language barrier...

Hello!
Good Afternoon!
It is 5pm here, and I spent the whole day pretty much getting pampered I guess you could call it?
In italy the salons are much different then in Canada you have like 5 people doing your hair. Got my hair straightened, and trimmed and everything, so that my hair dresser michelle doesn't have such a disgusting task to deal with when i get home :) (wind damage)
Italy is actually quite chilly right now
I am going on a bike tour with daddy tomorrow!
Kerry- If i could eat gelato I would (dad and mom making up for me)- and oatmeal chocolate chip and raisin bran muffins :)
Aunt Karie- I am glad that everyone is busy with stuff!
Happy 13th bday shout-out to greg and elissa!
miss you two!
lynn- Take pictures of yourself please! I am sad i won't be there for the lil one to be born.
The last sail was rough.
I was helming (steering) on a rough night i was harnist in but like there was 10 feet waves.
Its cool when you not working, if you just at the door watching, or you aren't on galley and you are trying to juggle plates and hold on the the hand ropes at the same time!
anyways its dinner time here!
Have a great day!
lots of love

jane

Hello Pizza and PASTA and a veryyyy large stomach!

Good afternoon everyone!
I am here safe and sound in my parents hotel room, eating one of grandmas cookies
I will call you tomorrow grandma and poppa
and will be writing and posting more stuff.
Time to go back to the ship!
love u all !

Janer!

Departing Barcelona Spain

Hello Everyone it is 10:30 pm here
Hope everything is okay at home.
Been a weird couple days.
Despite being sick, Spain has been my favourite port yet.
I am beyond excited for Italy!!!!
Food from home, all the clothes that I asked mommy to pack that I am missing :)
I have some school work to do, so I have to make this short.
Just wanted to tell everyone that I am okay, I am having fun, but everyday is a new adventure.
This program isn't like anything I have ever experienced, not something everyone would be able to handle.
Todd-  If i don't talk to you please be safe Love and miss you, safe flight on sunday
Mommy-  don't forget to get letters from people :)
Hint Hint love getting mail :)

okay signing off everyone
lots of love

jane

A little bit of this... A little bit of that :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hello everyone!
We have just arrived in Barcelona Spain!

I am sorry I didn’t write you in Portugal I thought I did, but it appears it got deleted from my blog, anyways so ill try and repost it, but in the mean time how is everyone doing?

Hope all is well in Canada, or North America for that matter.

I am a little more homesick today then I normally am due to the fact that Thanksgiving is a huge deal in my family and everyone comes down and eats a lot of amazing food. I am missing mommy’s turkey and all the assortment of pies!

For the past couple days I have been exhausted I did someone else’s night watch and I was on galley, and when your on galley you only go to classes and galley and that is it, I did all the watches as well so my shunt has been pounding the last couple days due to the lack of sleep. We all hard core studied for our psychology quiz today, don’t know how well I’ll do on that, but who knows. The wind levels haven’t been that great so we are using the motor a lot which is so loud and gives me the biggest headache. My shunt is just trying to figure out how to cope so far I haven’t complained or even took Tylenol, maybe that’s a mistake but Spain will be amazing! I can’t wait to eat the amazing food, shop and sight see! Train is also performing tomorrow ah! (yes we might be going get excited for me!) Next sail is only a 3 day sail, and I am getting so much more excited for it because I get to see my parents! Ah so excited to see you mommy and daddy! I miss everyone a lot.

Grandma, and anyone who wrote me letters or would love to write me some please give them to Nora, mom, or dad the letters that were written I misplaced more like someone threw them out. I was pretty mad about that, so can you if it won’t take to much time write up some more pretty please? J

Mail and things from home are always welcome J

We had a swim call in the middle of the Mediterranean where we stopped the motor and everyone jumped off the boat it was so much fun! We probably won’t have another or if anyone maybe one more. The water has to be completely calm for this to occur due to safety reasons. We also weren’t anchored down so drifting can become and issue as well. Anyways it was so much fun, only problem was I just showered like an hour before then got incredibly salty, but oh well was worth it! I miss my bed have to say that I miss rolling over and not hitting the floor every time this occurs.

I will write more soon!
Lots of Love

Jane

Janer

And whatever else I am known as

Xo