Hello!I have just left Cape Town, South Africa and words can not describe it. The city sits at the foot hills of beautiful Table Mountain so when we made our way to the port the view was spectacular. Cape Town was our first port that was a commercial port. Right off the boat there was lots of good restaurants, shopping, aquarium and a market, all within walking distance. It was definitely a lot less stressful and more convenient to get around than my past two por...

Hello Everyone! I was just in Ghana for the past four days and I cannot believe my second port is already over. It is amazing how fast time goes by. Ghana was by far a totally different experience than Morocco. Ghana was more of what I envisioned Africa to be like for many different reasons. The people were so friendly and loved meeting all of the Semester at Sea students. Most everyone in Ghana speaks English so it made communication and immersing ourselv...

Camel Trek in the Sahara Desert.

Hello everyone! I have arrived back on the ship after exploring what I think was ALL of Morocco. I am exhausted to say the least. I have come to realize that sleep isn't very important while in port. It is all about fitting every possible thing into 4 days while gone and that is exactly what I did. I experienced a whole new array of things while being in Morocco for this short while that I want to share with you, but I thought I would give you some backgro...

Ahoy Everyone!I am writing from the very middle of the Atlantic Ocean. I have been on the boat for 5 days and 4 nights so far. It feels like we have been living here for weeks. I have already come to realize the boat isn't quite as big as you would imagine and I have met so many new people. There are people from 48 different states and multiple different countries including India and China living with me on the MV explorer.The first day on the boat felt like fres...