Semester at Sea: Around the World in 106 Days!

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About this blog

I am participating in the Spring 2009 voyage with Semester at Sea! I am going to thirteen countries all over the world! This blog was created to keep in touch with family and friends back home and to give them a glimpse into my travels.

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  First Day on the Ship!   Nassau, Bahamas on Jan 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Orientation   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 20, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  First A day   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First B Day   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 23, 2009 0 pictures 2 comments
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  A2   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Calm seas and a burger from paradise   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Acid Violence   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Birds!   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day before Spain!   Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas on Jan 27, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Cadiz Espana!   Cadiz, Spain on Jan 29, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Sevilla Day 1   Seville, Spain on Jan 29, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Sevilla Day Two   Seville, Spain on Jan 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Spain   Cadiz, Spain on Jan 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gibraltar   Gibraltar, Gibraltar on Feb 2, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Groundhog's Day   Casablanca, Morocco on Feb 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Play it Again Rick!   Rabat, Morocco on Feb 4, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Casablanca City Orientation   Casablanca, Morocco on Feb 4, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Cats +angry merchants= Morocco   Casablanca, Morocco on Feb 5, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
• 19

  I killed Ashley   Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands on Feb 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  My Extended Family   Canary Islands, Spain and Canary Islands on Feb 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Calm seas   Dakar, Senegal on Feb 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Its a miricale"....Neptune Day!   Dakar, Senegal on Feb 9, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Quran, Obama, and Cocaine Cowboys   Dakar, Senegal on Feb 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lost at Sea   Dakar, Senegal on Feb 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The day the ratio was reversed!   Dakar, Senegal on Feb 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Friday the 13th   Dakar, Senegal on Feb 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First Day in Namibia   Walvis Bay, Namibia on Feb 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Star Gazing and Swakopmund   Swakopmund, Namibia on Feb 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  ATVing on Dune 7 in the Namib Desert!   Walvis Bay, Namibia on Feb 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  South Africa Day at sea   Walvis Bay, Namibia on Feb 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First Day in South Africa!   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Off to Kruger   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Safari Day! Seeing the Big Five   Kruger National Park, South Africa on Feb 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quadbiking and Elephant Sanctuary   Kruger National Park, South Africa on Feb 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Khayelitsha Township Visit... last day in SA   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back on the ship... Studying for GS   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Global Studies exam day   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hottest day yet   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunburned   Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Snorkeling in Mauritius   Port Louis, Mauritius on Feb 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sea Olympics! Go Blue!   Port Louis, Mauritius on Mar 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Islamis Sects, Buoys, and Church   Port Louis, Mauritius on Mar 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hindus, American Gangster, and my temporary mom   Port Louis, Mauritius on Mar 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cut off their hands   Port Louis, Mauritius on Mar 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  1 day till we are all forever changed   Port Louis, Mauritius on Mar 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First day in India! Engineering Work Project   Chennai, India on Mar 5, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Krishnan, Usha, and Sarees   Chennai, India on Mar 6, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Mamallapuram and Mehandi tatoos   Chennai (Madras), India on Mar 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Spencers and fun dinner dates   Chennai (Madras), India on Mar 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in India- Shopping & Rickshaw Racing   Chennai (Madras), India on Mar 9, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rest day   Chennai (Madras), India on Mar 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sufism and the assassin game   Chennai (Madras), India on Mar 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Watch out for Pirates!   Chennai (Madras), India on Mar 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bunkering, MICE, and Henna   Singapore, Singapore on Mar 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Babysitting and Preport for Thailand   Singapore, Singapore on Mar 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Off to Phuket...first day in Thailand   Phuket, Thailand on Mar 15, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Rollercoaster Day   Phuket, Thailand on Mar 16, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Fun day in the Jungle and St Patty's night out!   Phuket, Thailand on Mar 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Come to our Ping Pong Show"... ugh   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting the Royal Palace... last day in Thailand   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting the Royal Palace... last day in Thailand   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Crew Talent Show   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Church and Logistical Preport for Vietnam   Bangkok, Thailand on Mar 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ho Chi Minh City   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Mar 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mekong River Trip   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Mar 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  River cruise and meeting Rasanak in Phnom Pehn   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Killing Fields and Genocide Museum   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jungle Temple, Angkor Wat, and Bayon   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dont eat the meat behind the fish eyes!   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tired   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 28, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hong Kong was amazing!   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Mar 29, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Travel day to Beijing   Beijing, China on Mar 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sleeping on the Great Wall   Beijing, China on Mar 31, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking Six Miles on the Great Wall... April Fools!   Beijing, China on Apr 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Toured Out!   Beijing, China on Apr 2, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day of Pampering in Shanghai!   Shanghai, China on Apr 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Day of blogging... pizza disaster   Shanghai, China on Apr 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting ready for Japan   Shanghai, China on Apr 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiroshima... Second Chance   Hiroshima, Japan on Apr 6, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Traveling to Tokyo... night in Roppongi   Kobe, Japan on Apr 7, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Harajuku and a blast from the past   Tokyo, Japan on Apr 8, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Fish, Electronics, and Baseball   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 10, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Tokyo   Tokyo, Japan on Apr 11, 2009 8 pictures 1 comment
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  First of nine days back at sea   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Groundhog Easter   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 12, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Global Studies Exam Day   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  No class... Picture Day   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Prom" sign ups   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 15, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Talent Show   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Froyo and fellowship   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 17, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Energy test and getting ready for Hawaii   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hawaii Day One   Yokohama, Japan on Apr 19, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Surf Lesson... Hawaii Day Two   Honolulu, HI on Apr 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quesadillas!   Honolulu, HI on Apr 21, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Special Occasion Dining   Honolulu, HI on Apr 22, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last A day...Final Energy Exam   Honolulu, HI on Apr 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Shortest blog yet   Honolulu, HI on Apr 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Global Studies Exam Day   Honolulu, HI on Apr 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Study Day   Honolulu, HI on Apr 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day of the semester   Honolulu, HI on Apr 27, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Guata-ballin!   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Apr 28, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Brittany's Bday   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Apr 29, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in port   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Apr 30, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Study Day   Panama City, Panama on May 1, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last pub night   Panama City, Panama on May 2, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Panama Canal   Panama City, Panama on May 3, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Last preport   Panama City, Panama on May 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last sunset   Fort Lauderdale, FL on May 5, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments