All coming together!

Finally, a year and a half's worth of planning is coming together. It's been a lot of work. I had to obtain many different visas, send my passport off to be copied, fill out form after form, and the most fun, sign up for my in-port trips. See, while I am sailing from port to port I have to attend classes. But while I am at port, I get to go on what they call, field experiences. They are trips where I get to do all sorts of things. For example, one of my first trips is called the Amazon River Adventure. I will be getting of my ship only to get on a raft where I will catch my own fish to eat and sleep in a hammock! I am so excited. The count down starts!! 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!
So my friends, 26 days and counting...
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Trip of a Life Time

My name is Melissa, I'm 21 years old, and I am about to embark on a trip of a life time. About a year ago I applied to a study abroad program called Semester at Sea. It all started when I was talking to one of my friends, telling her that I would love to study abroad, but my ideal trip would be to live on a boat for a semester. About a week later she called me up and told me about Semester at Sea. I immediately agreed. So my friend, Sarah, and I are about to start a 3 1/2 month long trip on a giant ship traveling to 11 different countries and exploring places and cities that most people never even think about going to. I am so excited. And I wanted to start a blog because a trip like this should not be kept with in the program. As a psychology and elementary education major I want to give the opportunity for people to learn about places they would other wise not read about. I want to give people an fun and easy way to find out about other culture and places and maybe even expand some peoples curiosity to make them want travel as well. So read on and keep up! Because this is going to be fun!