21 days to go

Hey everyone! I'm getting ready to leave for Semester at Sea in a little less than a month and I'm planning to keep this blog so you guys can know what I'm up to. Basically, in case I haven't already told you, Semester at Sea is a program for college students sponsored by the University of Virginia. I will be traveling around the world on a boat and taking classes while I'm at sea. When we get to port there are no classes and we are free to travel. We're usually at each port for about 2-5 days. It's a 590 foot ship that holds somewhere around 700 students I believe. I will circumnavigate the globe in 109 days!

Here's the itinerary for the trip:

Depart from Halifax, Canada on August 27

Cadiz, Spain September 4-8

Casablanca, Morocco September 10-14

Takoradi, Ghana September 22-25

Cape Town, South Africa October 3-8

Port Louis, Mauritius October 14-15

Chennai, India October 22-27

Singapore October 31- Nov 1

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Nov 3-8

Hong Kong/Shanghai, China Nov 11-16

Kobe/Yokohama, Japan Nov 19-23

Hilo/Honolulu, Hawaii Dec 3-6

San Diego, California Dec 13

If you guys want post cards from any of the countries email me your address. I will have unlimited access to email while I'm on the ship so once I get my Semester at Sea email address I will post it. For now you can email me your address at katiesola@aol.com.