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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 […]

A weekend in Munich

A weekend in Munich *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. So I decided, why not make a little pre-trip out of it and […]

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.   […]