Dream Vacation

I have been on many vacations, from summers in Wells and York Maine, to class trips in Quebec, and even to the Amazon and Ireland. I can say that I have enjoyed every single one of these trips. One thing that I do want to do, however, is go on a cruise. I would love to do what is called “a semester at sea,” where you don’t just visit one country but about ten. Basically you are a cruise ship for an entire semester and you go to class just like you would at Nichols. On the weekends, you stop at various locations. I would love to stop in France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, and maybe even Egypt!

 

I studied French throughout my high school career and I would love to continue learning French. While in France, I would want to visit the Eiffel Tower, La Louvre, L’Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame Cathedral! As bad as it may sound, I enjoy a lot of the history involving World War II, especially the Holocaust. I find it interesting because the multiple stories that is still being discovered. So while in Germany, I would love to visit the Nazi Camps. In Spain I would love to visit my friend in Madrid, but I also studied Spanish throughout high school and would like to attempt using it while in Spain. Ireland would be hands down a stop for me. Why? Well, I am very Irish! There are a lot of places I would love to visit. I would love to go back to the Cliffs of Moher in Doolin, but I would also love to visit Dublin. I still have family over there so I would of course love to visit them. Lastly, I would want to make a stop at Egypt. I really just find Egypt very special because of all the pyramids and I would love to see some mummies!

 

The Cost of this trip would be the same cost it is for me to go a semester at Nichols. There is no extra cost. The only reason I would have to pay more is if the cruise took off from Florida, where I would need to pay for my own flight. I hope to one day be able to do the semester at sea, hopefully it will happen!

 

TESTIMONIALS:

Semester at Sea is the only program I know of which provides students an opportunity for a true cross-cultural experience. On my voyage, we traveled to 10 countries on 3 continents. The time spent in each country is short, true, but the classes on the ship give students knowledge of the history and culture of countries before visits, so students have enough background to make sense of what they experience. The approach of traveling to countries in far corners of the world means students can compare the culture and lifestyles of people in very diverse places - and come to understand what makes us all unique, but how truly similar people around the world are.