I went on a cruise with my parents and older brother a few years ago. My brother had just graduated from medical school and I was going to be shipping out to China in a month, so my parents decided that we should all spend 7 days on a floating hotel sailing down the coast of Baja, Mexico. I had never been on a cruise and I wasn't looking forward to breaking that cherry with my parents in tow. The idea of being trapped in a giant metal boat with room service and closed circuit television for a week didn't sound like an ideal way to spend a week. But sometimes you have to close your eyes and take a leap of faith for the sake of the group. So I went.
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