[Matthew, on the left with his SAS extended family] Before every Semester at Sea voyage, students leave family, friends and familiar surroundings to join a shipboard community. In the midst of the excitement and anticipation of an around the world adventure, every once in a while students miss the closeness of family and the opportunity […]

For those of you who are new to my blog, my son Matthew (age 20) is currently on a travel abroad program called Semester at Sea. He has been to the following places highlighted in blue. San Diego, CA USA * Hilo / Honolulu, Hawaii USA Yokohama / Kobe, Japan Shanghai / Hong Kong, China […]

After one month of traveling to Hawaii, Japan, and China, I finally have some pictures to share with you of my son Matthew on his Semester at Sea voyage around the world! It’s hard to believe in this day and age that it’s hard to communicate with him through cell phones and the internet. We’ve […]

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