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View All NewsGetting Off the Beaten Path: A Rural Village Experience in Vietnam
For alumni reliving their experience of traveling in Vietnam, what comes to mind? Perhaps it is the stunning scenery of Ha Long Bay or eating delicious pho on the streets...
Ecology Students Monitor the Health of the Yangtze River in Shanghai
The Yangtze River is one of the longest rivers in the world, running nearly 4,000 miles across mainland China, and serves as the primary food and transportation source for millions...
Discovering New Cuisine: 6 Dishes Our Voyagers Tried in Japan
For many Semester at Sea voyagers, their understanding of Japanese cuisine is limited to two dishes – ramen and sushi – but food in Japan is diverse, regional, and storied,...
Getting Zen with It: Mindfulness as Mental Health Treatment in Kyoto
As the reporting rate for mental health conditions like anxiety and depression continue to rise among university students, young people are increasingly looking to mindfulness techniques found in cultures around the world...
Hawaiian Food Traditions: A Window Into the Impact of Culinary Tourism
Culinary tourism is a booming space within the travel industry, as students in Professor Christina Minihan’s Culinary Tourism class are learning. But staying true to the roots of Hawaiian cuisine...
2018-2019 Homecoming Voyage Recap
The 2018-2019 Homecoming Voyage was a huge success with more than 300 shipmates hailing from voyages ranging between 1964-2018. Guests boarded the MV World Odyssey on December 28 in San...
Spring 2019 Voyage: By the Numbers
The MV World Odyssey was abuzz with excitement on January 5 as Spring 2019 Voyagers embarked in Ensenada, Mexico for the start of their journey around the world! Students, staff,...
A Q&A with Gregory Luft, Academic Dean for the Spring 2019 Voyage
Say hello to Professor Greg Luft who will sail on his first Semester at Sea voyage as the Spring 2019 Academic Dean. Dr. Luft chairs the Journalism and Media Communication...
Meet Marti Fessenden, Semester at Sea’s Spring 2019 Executive Dean
Returning to the Semester at Sea team for her fifth voyage, Executive Dean Marti Fessenden comes to the Spring 2019 Voyage ready for the adventure ahead. She brings more than...
Education and Sustainability comes full circle in Hawaii
Throughout the voyage, faculty members, staff, and students have learned about the global effects of poor fishing practices, plastic use, pollution, and negligent environmental practices around the world. Near the...
Fall 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...
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