Well, the time has finally come.The end of the Spring 2008 Semester At Sea voyage.The past four months have been one of the most amazing experiences of my life.I figured I write this journal entry now, as there is so much to reflect on and recap in my life, the lessons that I have learned and continue to learn and to make sense of this experience.The last week of the voyage is going to be pretty intense, with our own reflection and re-entry dialogues on top of pa...

At Sea to HawaiiApril 15 to April 21, 2008 April 15, 2008 Goodbye Japan and hello open Ocean of the Pacific.Yes, that is right, we are now coming to an end of our voyage and have many days at sea.Our first big leg of sea is this stretch from Japan to Hawaii, which is from April 15 to April 21.Japan was a great place to visit and many students are still talking about their home stays with families, the baseball games they saw, the Atomic Bomb museums and stories...

The final two days are here!! Today was a day filled of last minute errands to get ready for the voyage on Saturday! After waking up at NOON, which I have done all month long, I went out to the bank, the airport, did some shopping and figured out a lot of details that I would be leaving behind. The visit to the bank was interesting. After asking the bank tellers to give me over $500 in singles and $5 bills and having her look at me weird, she finally asked me ...

Pre-Voyage Journal! Bon Voyage Everyone!!In two days I will be leaving for Semester At Sea, heading down to the Bahamas on January 19 for our training before the students arrive. We officially start pulling out of port in the Bahamas on January 23 and will visit 12 countries:Puerto Rico, Brazil, South Africa, Mauritius, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Hawaii, Costa Rica and will end in Miami on May 9, 2008!! I just wanted to touch base with e...

My Itinerary!! Nassau, Bahamas Depart:Wednesday, January 23 at 1700 hours San Juan, Puerto Rico Arrive:Saturday, January 26 Depart:Monday, January 28 Salvador, Brazil Arrive: Tuesday, February 5 Depart: Saturday, February 9 Cape Town, South Africa Arrive:Tuesday, February 19 Depart: Sunday, February 24 Port Louis, Mauritius Arrive:Saturday, March 1 Depart: Tuesday, March 4 Chennai, India Arrive: Tuesday, March 11 Depart: Saturday, March...