Classes.

Yes, that's right: I will be taking classes on the ship! Of the 100-day voyage, approximately 55 days will be spent on the boat and 45 days in port. On the boat, the class schedule is A-day/B-day and our "weekends" will be the days in port, as well as the occasional day off from class while at sea. My classes are as follows:

Geography 1000: Global Studies (required)
Biology 0810: Intro to Environmental Studies
Marketing 1449: Topics in International Marketing - Tourism
Business 1760: Business Law

Semester at Sea recommends just taking 4 classes (12 units) during the voyage, which is what I'll be doing, since each course requires Faculty Directed Practica (aka FDP's) that are part of your grade, excursions you must do in some of the ports and then use them in a paper and/or journal. Plus, the semester is shorter than normal and they have to cram an entire semester's worth of material into 45 days of classes! I'm extremely excited for the Tourism class, it sounds VERY interesting, and I can't wait for Global Studies. I love geography and learning about other cultures (duh...why else would I be going on SAS?!) but I've never taken a class about that particular subject. Of course, as I'm sure you could guess, I'm least excited about Biology. Hence the reason I'm a Business major! ;) Anyone wanna be my tutor? LOL!