"After leaving Turkey we quickly turned our attention to the chaos of finals week, studying for examinatiions, preparing presentations, and writing term papers. By the time we reached Lisbon on 15 April, everyone was ready for some much needed relaxation...

"With views of Turkey's hills, mosques, and ornate architecture on both the Asian and European continents, The Scholat Ship berthed in a prome location in Istanbul on 1 April. We were excited to experience the city formerly known as Constantinople, a...

" A welcome respite following the long leg at sea from Cape Town, we stopped in the Cape Verde Islands, an archipelago nation off the coast of Western Africa, on 15 March. About 60 people participated in a morning tour of Sao Vicente before gathering...