Cameron Barnhardt
My Semester at Sea
The time I traveled around the world during a global pandemic. A voyage that I wouldn’t have traded for anything.
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Pamela Danko
The Day I Crossed the Equator!
Transitioning from a Pollywog to a Shellback; getting covered in fish guts, kissing the royal fish, and shaving heads.
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Maisie Jones
Accepting Things We May Not Understand
How one uncomfortable interaction illuminated the path to maintaining peace despite differences.
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Sierra Leavenworth
The Privilege of Higher Education
In Ghana I was able to attend the Ghana Institute of Journalism and meet with Ghanaian students of the same major as we. We talked about issues with media in Africa versus the U.S. and about what we want to do with our education and further careers. It was through this experience that I realized the true value of higher education in the United States and how we should value it.
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Hanna Kraus
The beauty of spontaneity.
How getting lost on Table Mountain turned into a lifelong friendship.
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Cathy Schubert Cathy Schubert
No Language Barriers.
A “personal” translator makes a side trip in Brazil a successful one.
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Lindsey Mygatt Lindsey Mygatt
My Parents’ Week Long Semester at Sea Voyage.
How including parents in a Semester at Sea enriched the learning experience.
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Morgan Shearer Morgan Shearer
Lost in Osaka.
A cold night returning home after a concert showed the importance of being able to communicate across languages.
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Curtis Bennett Curtis Bennett
EDM America vs. Japan.
An EDM concert during a Semester at Sea leads to more of a cultural than musical experience.
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