Semester at Sea

For those of you who do not know what this program is about, I will be traveling literally around the world... on a cruise ship made into a small university. This study abroad experience is through the University of Virginia. The way I found out about this study abroad experience is through my sister, Heather. She did this about 5 years ago! My parents went to visit her when she was in Viet Nam. I am very excited and lucky to have my parents, my sister Jennifer, and her husband, Chris coming to visit me in Cape Town, South Africa. I want to thank my parents for all of the love and support allowing me to go on this trip.

My preparation for this trip has been endless: Scholarships, Visas, registering for classes, getting vaccinations, and signing up for “field trips.” Although this has been stressful, most everything is done now and all that is left to do is wait in anticipation for January 19th. You can check back here at my blog for updates on my travels and I will post pictures also.