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Semester at Sea was the most incredible, life-changing, eye-opening 4 months of my life! I truly enjoyed everything about the program, from the housing, academics, ship life, and in-country experiences. The ship is an incredible place full of people from diverse backgrounds. The ship crew is one of a kind and the most giving, caring crew you could imagine. The food on the ship is decent and after a couple months gets repetitive but there are other options like fancy dinner and the pool bar to change it up when needed. The rooms are small but they are very nice for a cruise ship. The professors and faculty are amazing and the classes are not too terribly difficult since the professors are also there to enjoy the experience and travel with their partners and families. There are activities almost every night, whether they are organized or not, you can always find something to do. In-country travel was another wonderful experience that forced me out of my comfort zone in so many good ways. My voyage started in Bangkok, Thailand, and then we visited Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, Spain, and ended in Germany. I had a fantastic time in each country and used multiple SAS field programs to travel in groups but also did independent travel with my friends from SAS. Whichever way you choose to travel SAS provides food ideas, places to visit, things to do, emergency contact numbers and there is always a staff member on call if needed.

I have no bad things to say about this program. My life was truly changed and not a day goes by that I do not think about my experience.