The morning started with a little academic work. We were waiting for one of the members of our group to wake up, so I was working on my...

Today was the end of week one. Two more weeks left in first session. We had our exam at 9am. I am pretty sure I got at least a B. It was...

First, I need to talk about yesterday, because I forgot to post last night. Yesterday, we went out on a bought and went trawling. This is...

Today was a lot better. For class, we went out to the marsh again, but this time we did not go in. We used plankton nets to collect...

Wow! This is crazy! Today was the first day of classes. As a reminder I am in Marine Biology this session. Today we went to the salt...

So today was move in day at Wallops. I am in the Salicornia Dorms, second floor of course. I live in a suite with four rooms and two...

This summer I will be going to Virginia for the entire summer! I will be taking classes at the Wallops Field Station in Chincoteague Bay....

So I realized I never updated you after Morocco. Morocco was one of my favorite ports along with South Africa and Japan. The weather was...

The ship has been very busy lately. We have three days until we get to Morocco. After that, all that is left in any finals that people...

I didn’t so much in Ghana. For starters, we were only there for four days, and when the city is an hour bus ride away, you don’t really...

A while back, when we crossed the equator, we were all transformed from Polliwogs to Shellbacks. Well, as of 07:00 this morning, we...

Okay, so it has been confirmed. The campers outside of the ship were for the third movie of Mazer Runner, Death Cure. I have pictures of...

Okay. So something amazing is happening. It is the talk of the entire ship. Right outside the cruise terminal is a bunch of campers. But...

Today I went to the Aquila Game reserve. It was a two-hour drive from the ship, and worth every minute of it. When we first arrive, we...

I have fallen in love with South Africa. It is so beautiful. Yesterday I went to Seal Island, which is an island of seals, just in case...

Yesterday was Sea Olympics. It was fun for the most part, but there were certain aspects of it that I just couldn’t enjoy. I grew up with...

The swells have gotten worse. It has once again become a struggle to walk around the ship. It is not as bad as it was on our way to...

So our “snow day” really wasn’t that bad. We watched Frozen in the beginning, which gave the student life office sometime to organize...

Okay, so our captain delivered some upsetting news to us today at our Mauritius pre-port. Due to some paper work delays courtesy of the...

My art class has gotten a lot more interesting. We have moved away from the religious stuff and moved onto ancient rock art. It is very...

Yesterday was Neptune Day. Someone who has never crossed the equator is called a “polliwog”. Now after you pass the equator, there is a...

Tonight was amazing. NOAA has provided the ship with 32 buoys. Our job is to deploy them at several different points in the Southern...

This morning at 0630, we passed the equator. We are officially in the southern hemisphere. Now, it sounds cool and all, but it is very...

So our ship is now infested with flying ants. They are everywhere. Mostly outside, thankfully, but still. I managed to avoid mosquito...