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48 Hours in Berlin

48 Hours in Berlin *It was the summer before my senior year of college and I was about to be studying abroad on a ship for an entire semester. I was expected to be in Hamburg, Germany by September 9th, for disembarkment of Semester at Sea. So I decided why not make a little pre-trip […]

Ship tour: Semester at Sea

Ship tour: Semester at Sea   DECK 4 AND BELOW This was the deck that I called home for 3.5 months with my roommate Hana. We shared an outside double which had a window… honestly, I think I probably could’ve done without it since I spent so much time on the upper decks. Nonetheless, 4031 […]

Under the sea in Hawaii

Under the sea in Hawaii Hawaii was really more of just… a pit stop. No really, that’s what it was- a one day fuel stop (just like Mauritius), where a field class is required to be purchased to get off the ship. We were crossing the Pacific Ocean, which was our longest stretch on the […]

Harajuku girls: Japan

Harajuku Girls: Japan Japan was… surreal. It was the port that made me realize that my voyage was quickly coming to an end. While I was ready to see my family and celebrate Christmas, I was NOT ready for my world adventure to end. I was determined to cram as much as I possibly could […]

shangHI I’m in China

Shang(HI) I’m in China Arriving in China was…interesting. Originally the ship was delayed just an hour or so due to rough tides; however, once we finally got close enough, there was a giant crane in the way. I remember being extremely confused as to why there was a giant metal equipment crane standing in the […]

GOODMORNINGG Vietnam

Vietnam DAY 1:  The first day in Vietnam I didn’t have much planned, so I set out by myself to explore downtown Ho Chi Minh City. I took the complimentary Semester at Sea shuttle from the port to central downtown (the shuttle stops right in front of the post office) and set out to explore/get […]

India: Taj MaHOLLLA

India: Taj MaHOLLA https://youtu.be/yF90w_qqdOg Imagine traveling somewhere and having all five of your senses go into overdrive… the overwhelming smell of spices and things burning; cars continuously honking, sounds blasting; the sight of overcrowded streets and an incomparable array of colors. When I think of India, I think of beautiful chaos. And in order to […]

Mauritius or paradise

Mauritius or paradise 13 days at sea… that’s how long it took us to sail from Cape Town, South Africa to Cochin, India. Which in the grand scheme of things doesn’t seem too bad, but when you live on a ship for an entire semester you start to crave days where you see land.   […]

A South African adventure

A South African Adventure https://youtu.be/XvhUSjTxmRw When I think about South Africa, only one word comes to mind…. Adventure. For many of my shipmates aboard the M.V. World Odyssey, South Africa was a port favorite. Despite the lingering post-Apartheid issues South Africa is dealing with, the country itself is beautiful; the endless wineries, big 5 safaris, […]

Ghana remember this place

From the second I stepped off of the MV World Odyssey, I experienced a bigger culture shock than I ever could have imagined; it was my most memorable experience and out of the five countries I have been to so far on this trip.