Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

It was academically credible for all the courses and lectures were built by University of Virginia.

On-site administration of your program

This was the 100th voyage so the program was well established and ready to handle any issues. It could be improved by instructing more on the countries before we ported. (History, etc) However, some courses did focus on this. The program was exptreamly large (500 students plus about 200 administrators / faculty). I think I would have enjoyed it more if it was a more intimate size, but I knew that going into the pogram. It is all personal preference.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I lived on a boat in a well equipped cabin. The boat was beyond my expectations. In port, I lived in hostels, host families, hotels, huts, riads, etc. <br /><br /> It is a floating campus. It had everything. It took about 1 minute to get to any class. Everyone seemed to be satisfied with their roommates eventhough we never filled out a roommate questionair.

I had some of the best food of my life in port, but the ship could have added some more diversity to its meals. Towards the end, with a new chef, this happened.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

It was a ship of 500 college students from across the US. Natrually there is a social life.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

The doctor on board gave health warnings before each port. Everyone was required to take a yellow fever vaccination and most students also got a typhoid vaccination and braugh malaria pills.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

French was the dominant language in Africa and was needed to communicate with locals.

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