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Captains Log, Jake Goes to Singapore!

Known as the world’s busiest port, Singapore is also the 2nd most densely populated country in the world. Its prime location in Southeast Asia has also made it into a giant melting pot for the rest of the continent. Even though I only spent 1 day in Singapore I feel like I got a year’s worth of...

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My Foreign Passport - The Sardegna Saga Pt. 3 "Double Super Secret Spot"

Last week we discussed, or, really more I told you about the three main beaches that Marco and I would ride on our day to day surfing and shooting sessions. I ended the passage with Marcos accident and how I almost had to risk my life to save his….. what an asshole seriously. So damn selfish....

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Captains Log, Jake Goes to India

India is the most extraordinary, beautiful, intense, smelly, confusing, humid place I have ever visited. A country of 1.2 billion people, India is fast approaching China is the biggest country in the world. The overpopulation and poverty of the cities is very evident, and the levels of traffic are...

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Attack Of The Giant Mosquitos

If you are planning a trip to the Cayman Islands anytime soon, I'd invest in something stronger than Deet.   Scientists have released buzzing clouds of giant, genetically engineered mosquitos to kill the ones carrying dengue fever. The millions of sterilized male mosquitos mate with wild...

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My Foreign Passport - The Sardegna Saga Pt. 2 - "Beaches, Birds, and Possible Death"

Good Morning, or least, for me its Morning. Last week we learned who I am- Seth the photographer. Who Im with: Marco Bava the Kite Surfer. Where we are: Sardegna Italy, and Why? For a month of training and photo shoots for magazine articles and Marco's sponsors catalogs.To re-brief on Sardegna; it...

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My Foreign Passport - The Sardegna Saga Pt. 1

Letter from the Editor- Meet Seth. Our friend who we secretly hate because we want his life. Follow his stories from around the world here in My Foreign Passport.  The journey started with a blaring 4am alarm. Not my most favorite of moments. A consciousness being ripped out of a pleasant...

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Captains Log, Jake Goes to Mauritius

This blogs content may not be suitable for all viewers. The opinions, stories, and facts presented are in no way a reflection of the Semester At Sea program. Viewer discretion is advised.   Alright now that that’s out of the way… Mauritius is a small island off the southeast coast of Africa,...

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Smelly Travel-mate? No Problem

After enduring the trek from Hartford to Boston more times than Fenway has heard “Dirty Water,” I have an unnatural, overzealous appreciation for fast walkers, public transit that is on time, Dunks’ Dark Roast, and, oh yeah, deodorant. There’s nothing worse than a smelly seat mate on a train that’...

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Captains Log, Jake Goes to South Africa

One day after my departure I still can’t believe I had to leave South Africa. With a mixture of tropical and urban territory, Cape Town is an extraordinary city. The metropolitan area was far more advanced than the other two cities I visited in mainland Africa. Still, the impoverished parts are...

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Captains Log, Jake Goes to Ghana

Takoradi, Ghana  Takoradi is the closest city to the equator and prime meridian, making it the most central location on a world map. With its unique traditional lifestyle, West Africa really can’t be compared to anywhere in the world.My experiences in Ghana would take me to the very roots of...

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