Rat's Around-the-World Adventure on Semester at Sea: January 2015

R.A.T. Your Rodent Around-the-World Traveler (a.k.a. Raz)

Hi, My name is R.A.T., which stands for Rodent Around-the-World Traveler (I like to think it stands for Rodent Adventure Traveler), but everyone here calls me Raz for short. I would love to share my adventures with you. I left my rat family in early January to seek adventure. Everyone said "head west young rat," so that is what I did. I headed west to San Diego, California where I ran out of land and had to hop on a ship to continue my journey. It turns out that the ship I found was going west around the world--a dream come true! The MV Explorer is home to the famous Semester at Sea study abroad program. My shipmates include 629 college students and about 150 faculty, staff, lifelong learners, and family members. Things are really busy here on the ship and even busier when we are in port. Come follow me vicariously as I take this incredible journey. Yours, R.A.T.

P.S. I had such a great time on the voyage that the adventure continues!!!!

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Hula in Hilo

Here I am at the edge of the volcano in Hilo, Hawaii.

We stopped at Honolulu for refueling. Unfortunately, it was just a refueling stop and they wouldn't let us off. There's the Aloha Tower in the distance. Wakiki was just on the other side of the ship. So close, yet so far!