Pre-trip thoughts..

I just wanted to try out my blog! I am really nervous and VERY excited for my summer with Semester at Sea. I will be flying into Halifax, Nova Scotia to catch the M.V. Explorer to set sail on the summer of a lifetime! 

We leave from Canada on June 15th.

Our Itinerary for the 69 days I will be away is:

Bergen, Norway

St. Petersburg, Russia

Copenhagen, Denmark

Antwerp, Belgium

Naples, Italy

Istanbul, Turkey

Piraeus, Greece

Dubrovnik, Croatia

We will come back into the United States on August 22, in Norfolk, Va, where my Dad will probably be picking me up! I have to be thankful for that, because I don't have to take all my extra luggage with souvenirs onto an airplane!

I have signed up for a few pre-sale trips!

First, I will be hiking Fjords and the Briksdal Glacier in Norway.

I am doing a biking trip - A Tour of Flanders in Belgium.

I am going to visit a Russian home, see the Russian Ballet, spend a day in Moscow, take a Russian cuisine class (& eat the food we make!), as well as a concert during the 'White Nights' in St. Petersburg all in Russia.

Then in Italy, I will be taking a 5 city tour - Rome, Sorrento, Capri, Pompeii, & Naples. I am the MOST excited about this trip because I have been wanting to see Italy for a long time. 

I am so excited to learn how people live in these different countries and what their different customs and foods are. I am going on this trip and trying to be as open minded as possible. I think that way I can learn more. 

I will be taking the required global studies class, history of the circus, and a biology class that is modern evolutionary theory. (It was not the bio class that I intended to take, but the Infectious disease in humans class was filled!)

I will be posting as much as I can throughout the trip and will post pictures when I return to the States! I will miss everyone so much and hope that everyone has a safe and exciting summer!

xoxo Kate :)