Six days ago I was in Takoradi, Ghana and now I am in Cape Town, South Africa. My days on the sea are starting to get shorter and shorter. When I go to India I hear that sea days will be short and ports will be often. And with every port, I am more and [...]
Full Story »Manaus, Brazil
I have had another great adventure in another wonderful country called Brazil. For the past week, the MV Explorer has been traveling slowly down the Amazon first reaching Manaus, where we stopped for five days, then doubling back to exit the Amazon and out to the Atlantic ocean.
Full Story »Let the planning stop and the adventure begin
In 8 days I will be on my way to Nassau, Bahamas, where I will them embark on my great adventure (Semester AT Sea) you all have been hearing about for the past year. I am so excited. I cannot believe it is finally here! I’ve been planning and making packing lists and such for about two months now.
Full Story »DONE! Now Semester at Sea!
Only 26 days until I am on my 108 day adventure. Some of my other trips include The Art of Living in China, where I will stay in a village and learn different types of yoga; River to Ocean Kayaking in Dominica, its just what it sounds like, I start in a river and kayak to an ocean; A three day Safari trip out side of Cape Town!
Full Story »Ole Miss then Semester at Sea!
Well, things are still super busy and rush is coming up. But because of my busy schedule I am missing about half of it. After rush is over, I think things will slow down again because I wont have rush practices on Wednesday nights any more. That will open up a lot of time to do homework and take a way a lot of stress. My roommate and I started working out with P90X. Its killing me, but overall I feel better
Full Story »End of the Semester Rush
So, I think I have found a solution to my sorority problem. I talked to the right people about my situation. I haven’t made a decision yet but I am closer. When I went to standards to talk to the president, financial advisor, and and standards committee, we were able to discuss more options.
Full Story »Paris…and a Greek decision….
First let me start by saying that spring break was way fun. I went to Paris with my mom, step-dad, step-brother, his girlfriend, my beloved little brother, and my best friend Meredith! We all stayed in a condo right off of the Arch de Triumph. We were only there for about 5 days, so I was bummed that we didn’t get to do everything we wanted to. But we did do a lot.
Full Story »Second Semester
Christmas Break was fantastic! I got to see my little brother, who is really starting to grow up. I went to Crested Butte, Colorado to go skiing with my family. We met up with another family, The Jordan’s, who we have been skiing with every year for the past 12 years or so. It was a lot of fun. My brother, Zachary, went down his first black slope (one of the hardest) this year. He did so well! I was very proud of him.
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