October 2010
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Morocco (Casablanca) – Port 3
Day 1 (2010/09/09)
As what was assumed as a cost saving measure, the MV skipped refueling in Gibraltar so we arrived in Morocco a day early at about 1500. Casablanca’s port is largely industrial and we had to be shuttled to the gate due to its size. Grant, John, Amanda, Courtney and Jess were heading out to the market, so I joined them. Morocco is definitely not as pedestrian oriented as Spain;...
September 2010
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Anonymous asked: What is the best thing you experienced in Spain? Must be a great time since you are too busy to update you blog. LOL
Anonymous asked: We hired a replacement. He spends 15-20 minutes on his hair, safely above your average. Also, he is in your cubicle, using your "junk".
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Spain (Cadiz) – Port 2
Day 1 (2010/09/04)
After an entire week at sea, we were all very happy to finally be in Spain. We decided to wake up early to see the pilot and tugboats bring us into the port as the sun rose. Cadiz is a relatively small port city in southern Spain. The streets were mostly pedestrian oriented so it was easy to get around by foot. We grabbed some coffee in a nice and walked around a bit stopping...
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On Ship - Update 1
Spain to Morocco (2010/08/27 – 2010/09/03)
A few days have now passed since embarkation in Halifax. I have had two sessions of each class (two A-Days and two B-Days), and already have a fair idea about each of my classes. The mandatory Global Studies class is tedious but I have had much more boring classes in the past. The material is taught strait out of the book so most people either do the...
Anonymous asked: How is your hair always so perfectly perfect?
Anonymous asked: I noticed you are being chased by hurricane Danielle positioned at 40 N and 52 OW this morning Monday and the ship was at 40 , 45 yesterday...where does that leave you today? In the eye of the storm? no....let me know. Tai
August 2010
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Halifax - Port 1
Day 1 (2010/08/25)
After making red-eye connections in Calgary and Montreal I arrived at around 1030 (24 hour clocks from now on) in our first port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Ive been to Canada before but this was my first time in the east. After short ride to the city I checked into the HI Halifax hostel and grabbed lunch. I happened to be roomed with some French-Canadians and we decided to go...
Anonymous asked: why are you bringing magnets? Prema
BTW you Rock!!
BTW you Rock!!
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Packing List →
This is my nearly finalized packing list. My bags probably won’t be ready until the night before, but the list is on Google Doc’s so it will update automatically as I change things.
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Classes
The Semester at Sea program offers over 60 classes that fill nearly 90 time slots taught by professors from numerous universities. The program is not targeted towards specific majors so classes are offered in a wide range of subject areas. While at sea, students attend class every day, including weekends, with a schedule alternating between “A-Day” and “B-Day”. In addition...
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One Week
After months of anticipation my flight only one week away. I fly out the night of the 24th and will spend nearly 10 hours getting from Denver to Halifax. It’s all red-eye so hopefully I can get some quality sleep.
As long as this summer has seemed I still have quite a bit to do this week. I need to set up a new bank account, work two more days, get my hands on some foreign currency...
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Introduction
I am currently an Environmental Engineering major at the University of Colorado about to enter my junior year. This fall I will be leaving my usual coursework behind and will instead be earning credits while circumnavigating the globe. Along with roughly 700 other American students I will be visiting 10 countries aboard the MV Explorer on the Semester at Sea (SAS) program. The ship was purchased...