Best experience of my life!

When I found sea semester a while back I was immediately drawn in by how unique of a program it is. I also thought that going to sea for 40 days sounded like a blast. However there are so many more aspects of this program that I didn’t account for. The shore portion was amazing and it’s where you get build connections with so many great people. Then you test your connection with these people by learning how to sail a boat together (so much harder than it sounds). You laugh together, you cry together, but most importantly you learn together. All you have on the boat is yourself and your shipmates and everyone works hard for each other. Most of the bonding comes from these moments when you are in a challenging situation and you all have to work together to figure it out. I met some of my closest friends on this trip and everyone there was an amazing shipmate. I think that’s a credit to SEA as they bring in wonderful people from all different backgrounds each of whom have left a lasting impact on my life. For me, and I think I can also speak for a lot of people from my trip, doing Sea Semester was the best decision I have ever made and has given me a new outlook on life that I appreciate so much.