Only one day sailing between Namibia and Cape Town.... CAPE TOWN- Wednesday, Feb 18th Unfortunately it was extremely foggy when we pulled into Capetown, but soon after the fog lifted we were treated to just how beautiful the port city is. The wharf is right near downtown and sits in between the famous Table Mountain and Signal Hill. I was actually on port duty for the first time Wednesday, so I just stayed close and walked around the mall (right near the port...

So just two months ago I hadn't even heard of the country and thought it was called "nambia". And this past weekend, I had the opportunity to see and experience much of this beautiful south west African country for three days and two nights. I traveled in Namibia with Kate (LLC and my Spain travel friend) and Nathan (IT Coordinator) which was a nice and small group (and a needed break from students!). It worked out well as we were all flexible and po...

Last night the students of color group that I advise sponsored a program called "The Middle Passage". It refers to the forced transportation of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean. We happened to be granted the prime time (explorer's seminar slot) and location (the union) which for many of the students in the group were hoping to have a chance to create some awareness in the greater shipboard community (outside of our students of color group of abo...

so we're enroute to namibia. we've been sailing for about 6 days, and a couple more to go before we arrive in namibia.it took my body about a day to readjust to the ship as we have a very choppy departure from casablanca. our student life team jumped right back into work and building up this student community.i organized a game of mafia with my residents =). we played a couple times and they got pretty into it. we have coined the large nook in our hallway our...

Three days after having left Morocco, I still find myself quite contemplative and trying to make sense of my experience in Morocco. In the end, I really appreciated the VAST difference from my time in Spain and having the opportunity to catch a my first glimpse of Africa, of an Arabic speakign country, and of a Muslim country.Firstly, to give some context to my experience, I must point out that this was my first time being a part of a Semester at Sea "trip&...