Starting My Journey...

Hello from somewhere out at sea!
I am currently somewhere at sea between the Bahamas and Brazil, and it is beautiful here! I have met some really fun people to wander around the Bahamas and to get lost in this HUGE ship with :) For the first few days we were all walking in crooked lines and tripping over things that didn't exist as we got used to being at sea, but now we have our sea legs and now it is the land that seems to be moving...
So I am enjoying life at sea so far, getting to watch the waves and sky while listening to music and reading my Bible... it has been nice :)
Don't worry, we start classes soon so I will actually do some work eventually...While I am here I will be working in the computer labs answering questions and hanging out at the desk (doing homework...) so that look like it will be a lot of fun!
Well, I must be off! I hope that you are all doing well!!!
My email address while I am here is brwakeman@semesteratsea.net- and I would love to hear from you anytime!
Talk to you all soon,
-Bethany

off to travel the seas and put a girdle round the earth…

Hello all!
the travel bug has got me again and starting Monday morning I will be starting forth on my next adventure... Semester at Sea. I will be visiting 10 different countries, living at sea, taking classes, and generally finding exiting antics to take part it... so if you don't see me around until December that's where I am!
I'll use this space to try to keep you all updated about my adventures, funny stories and such, and I will post pictures of fun places when I can! My internet connections will probably be a little sketchy so anything beyond emails will probably not happen so much, but hopefully I will be able send updates and pictures home somewhat regularly. feel free to look at my itinerary, pray for me and send me mail!
much love to all, i will miss you...
-Bethany

my intinerary

here is where i am going to be!
all info is on http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/overview/ - just look under "current voyage" ... this is where you can get even more updates as well as addresses to write to me at port! :)

Nassau, Bahamas
Depart Friday 29 August 1700

Salvador, Brazil
Arrive Sunday 07 September 0700
Depart Thursday 11 September 2000

Walvis Bay, Namibia
Arrive Friday 19 September 0800
Depart Tuesday 23 September 2000

Cape Town, South Africa
Arrive Friday 26 September 0800
Depart Thursday 02 October 2000

Chennai, India
Arrive Tuesday 14 October 0800
Depart Saturday 18 October 2000

Penang, Malaysia
Arrive Wednesday 22 October 0800
Depart Sunday 26 October 2000

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Arrive Thursday 30 October 0800
Depart Tuesday 04 November 0600

Hong Kong/Shanghai, China
Arrive Thursday 06 November 0800
Depart Tuesday 11 November 0200

Kobe/Yokohama, Japan
Arrive Friday 14 November 0800
Depart Tuesday 18 November 0200

(Cross International dateline, add one day)
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Arrive Thursday 27 November 0800
Depart Thursday 27 November 0200

Puntarenas (San Jose), Costa Rica
Arrive Sunday 07 December 0800
Depart Tuesday 09 December 0200

(Transit Panama Canal - Thursday, 11 December)
Miami, Florida, USA
Arrive Sunday 14 December 0800

Manchester NH
Arrive Monday 15 December 1205 AM!