September 2009
15 posts
Namibia...what is that?
Prior to going to Namibia, I knew nothing about it. I had NO idea how to pronounce it and I obviously was completely unaware of what the country was like. However, this ended up being possibly my favorite country! Nearly the entire ship felt this way. It was a very barren, but i think that is what i loved about it. The food was incredibly fresh, the people were so liberating and the scenery was...
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples...”
– Maya Angelou
“What is a journey? A journey is not a trip. It’s not a vacation....”
– LV commercial
INDIA...your eyes will feel violated
So, as I mentioned in my first post, I recently got back from sailing/seeing the world. I first want to discuss the most powerful country I went to: India. Prior to setting sail, I was warned by many people that India would be a very difficult country to encounter. I thought I was prepared, but I was so wrong. Here is my blog from my short, yet long week in India. Enjoy!
“Hello! So we...
Hello World!
HELLO! This is my first blog post so I’ll explain a little on what I am about. Last semester I studied abroad and it was life-changing. I did a program through the University of Virginia called Semester at Sea. It is exactly what it sounds like. I spent the entire semester on a ship, with 750 other students, sailing the world. My excursion started in January and sadly ended in May. On January...