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View All NewsFall 2018 Voyager Simona Radeva reflects on the international shipboard community
Every voyage, Semester at Sea welcomes a diverse range of students from around the world to join the living/learning community onboard the MV World Odyssey. On the Fall 2018 Voyage...
Understanding Traditional Religions in Post-Modern Japan
Kyoto: a picturesque city approximately an hour and a half away from the port of Kobe and home to 1,600 Buddhist and Shinto temples. There was no better location to...
China offers unique perspective on Coastal Ecology challenges
Throughout the Fall 2018 Voyage of Semester at Sea, students have developed an understanding of the interconnectedness of global water systems. With Semester at Sea’s comparative study abroad program, students...
International Law framed through photos of the Vietnam War
For U.S. students studying abroad on the Fall 2018 Voyage of Semester at Sea, the story of the Vietnam War has been ingrained through history classes, remembrances, and popular culture,...
Spring 2019 Voyage – The Ship is Full!
We are no longer accepting applications for the Spring 2019 Voyage. We encourage you to consider sailing on one of our future voyages such as Fall 2019: Canals and The...
Alumni, best friends from 1970s voyages join the Fall 2018 Voyage
It all started in the year 1971. Susan Mason had just sailed on the Fall 1970 Voyage of Semester at Sea and was in Los Angeles to meet up...
Interport Lecturer discusses ethical travel with voyagers
As part of Semester at Sea’s mission to prepare the next generation of global citizens with the knowledge and experience needed to tackle the challenges and opportunities of a...
Kerala shining example of women empowerment in India
Change comes about slowly in the face of outsized obstacles, as the women’s movement in the United States and elsewhere around the world can attest. But the value of a...
Voyagers talk mental health, illness in Kochi
On the first day the MV World Odyssey was docked in India, voyagers were able to reflect and compare differing cultural attitudes around mental health treatment and stigmatization by visiting...
Showcasing Mauritius’ coral reefs: A small step in sustainability awareness
During a quick stop in Mauritius, Voyagers had the opportunity to disembark and participate in various field programs and field classes while the MV World Odyssey refueled in port. Of...
Semester at Sea exchange held at Ghana Institute of Journalism
Fall 2018 faculty member Dan Berkowitz was a professor at the University of Iowa for 30 years. During his time there, he met a Ghanaian student by the name of...
Fall Voyagers Celebrate Neptune Day Tradition on 125th Voyage
Less than 12 hours after leaving the port of Takoradi, Ghana, voyagers were woken up by the sound of drums, whistles, pots, and pans early in the morning of Oct 1,...
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