Day 47: Cairo Museum & Farewell to Egypt
Our trip to the Aswan airport was once again preceded by an early morning wake-up call. This time, EgyptAir took us to Cairo. For the most part, the morning and flight were uneventful (probably a...
View ArticleDay 48: Sea Olympics
The Sea Olympics is an event that has occurred on every single SAS voyage and today marked 102nd SAS Olympiad. Each floor of cabins on the ship is divided into a "sea" community, sort of like a...
View ArticleDay 49: Laundry & Ice Cream
Well, after a day of Olympic excitement it's back to classes. We're at sea for another four days and all of them will be busy trying to fit in papers and study for exams. Since teachers have to turn...
View ArticleDay 50: Talent Show
Since we're at sea for multiple days, there's really nothing exciting occurring so I'm going to bore you with the mundane details of my life. So, consider this an advance apology. We're working...
View ArticleDay 51: Midterm
We had our second Global Studies Midterm this evening. The first one was a rather interesting experience and it resulted in a bunch of committees eventually deciding heavily scale the scores. Today's...
View ArticleDay 52: Crew Appreciation Day
Since the day was devoted to appreciating all the work the crew does for us, one of the suggestions was making our bed this morning (usually the stewards do it when the clean the room). I know it...
View ArticleDay 53: Morocco Pre-Port
As I write we're currently passing back through the Strait of Gibraltar making our way around the northwestern tip of Africa. Today we anchored near the port of Gibraltar and "bunkered" (aka...
View ArticleDay 54: Casablanca
I'm not sure whether I'm disappointed or relieved to say that our journey though the storm last night wasn't nearly as rough as expected. We hit some strong waves but nothing like we were told to...
View ArticleDay 55: Marrakech
"Didja know we're riding on the Marrakech Express..." Well, we didn't get to take the Marrakech Express (probably a good thing, I've already heard about some interesting times on the Moroccan railway...
View ArticleDay 56: Casablanca Souks & Rick's
The original plan for today was to do Rabat on our own. While working on the game plan last night Daniel, Lacey, Heather, and I talked with a few other SASers who made the journey that day. The...
View ArticleDay 57: Ibn Rushd Univ. Psychiatric Center
As I write we are pulling out of our final port on the way home. I have to say, today was a pretty typical SAS day and a good way to spend the final hours in port. The "typical SAS" part comes in as...
View ArticleDay 58: Study Day
Today was officially designated as a "study day" and it was very nice to have the day off. There is, of course, always the opportunity to study and write some papers which is probably what the free...
View ArticleDay 59: Classes & Prop. 8
It's back to the normal routine of a typical class day. All went went well today; we're behind schedule in all three classes but that's to be expected when you try to cram a semester into 23 days....
View ArticleDay 60: A Final Family Dinner
Most of the dense fog that surrounded us the past few days has lifted so we now have a nice view of wide open ocean. Day three at sea went well and was pretty uneventful. Our water consumption has...
View ArticleDay 61: The Simpsons and Religion
"C21," a typical class day, has drawn to a close. Before we left in June I thought it would be really strange to have class on Saturdays and Sundays. I don't really notice at all; to be honest I had...
View ArticleDay 62: Last Day of Classes
Today marked the last official day of classes. It seems like we started so long ago but there has only been 22 days of actual class. Tomorrow is the dreaded Global final which has many people pulling...
View ArticleDay 63: Global Studies Final
This afternoon we took the Global Studies final. It was a little rough but not too bad. The class presented a lot of information but, unlike many social science or history courses, you can't do essay...
View ArticleDay 64: Study Day
I had originally planned to postpone this post until tomorrow morning but the current situation of a rocking ship, loud creaking stabilizer outside, and a snoring roommate led me to reconsider. Today...
View ArticleDay 65: Finals & The Alumni Ball
The morning started early with a final in Infectious Disease. Since there's essentially no time for profs to grade, the test was nearly all multiple choice and wasn't too bad. The Abnormal Psych exam...
View ArticleDay 66: Re-entry & Reflections
I awoke this morning to the interesting sound of water seeping and dripping from the ceiling of our cabin onto the floor. Leaks on board are pretty common; there's a lot of flood damage around and they...
View ArticleDay 67: Convocation
67 days ago as we first boarded the ship, I never imagined how fast the time would fly. I simply can't believe that tomorrow morning I will be back in the US. People will speak English, the floor...
View ArticleDay 68: Norfolk & Disembarkation
There's nothing like a 24 hour travel day to conclude an epic journey. The day started at about 5:00am as I met Daniel, Lacey, and Mindy to stake out a spot on deck 6 for the sunrise and entrance into...
View ArticleSemester at Sea: A Reflection
When the reality sunk in that I would actually be sailing on Semester at Sea, I made the effort to talk to some SAS alumni. When we first started talking, the reaction was always the same. "It was an...
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