Our crew works on ten-month contracts that don’t correspond with the dates of fall and spring voyages in their entirety, which means we had to say goodbye to a bunch of our crewmembers in Hong Kong.
One of them was our beloved cabin steward, Jesse.
Jesse probably knew Allie and I better than anyone else on the ship.
He knew what time we each woke in the morning, he knew when we were feeling stressed with work (because our room would grow exponentially more messy), and he cleaned around many a pair of panties (our room often becomes a small-scale laundry mat after being in port) as he made our bed each morning.
We were sad to see him go.
But we’ve welcomed Don into our lives now.
Don is efficient and smiley and has a sense of humor about things (as we know from the way he makes Allie’s bed and places her stuffed hippo in front of her open laptop, as if the hippo were typing away important documents—cracks us up every time, Don).
Nine days to Hawaii.
Love. Anna
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Farewell to Jesse and Hello to Don
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oh sister!
ReplyDeletei'm so glad that after all you've seen and experienced you can still laugh and have a sense of humor. may He continue to keep you supple and joyful. thanks for passing along the laugh. i cannot wait to hug you and hear of all your tales in person.
Dear Anna,
ReplyDeleteYou do not know me. I have followed your Journey since (almost) the very begining. I have treasured reading your posts. You are such a young Girl to take on the World in this way and share its hidden Gems with those of of in the "blogsphere" I know your Family is very Proud of you. I am Proud of you too.
I will miss your Journey's tails when you Disembark in Hawaii. If you choose to continue Blogging please by all means post your link to your new Chapter in Life here so I may follow and admire your growth in Life as a Young Woman.
It is with many, many smiles I send a hug your way. Be safe always.