by Lauren K. | Sep 23, 2026 | _
By Lauren K. My study abroad experience has not been the typical one in Spain or Italy. Instead of living in a student housing dorm or apartment, I have been living on a ship, the MV World Odyssey, for the past four months. About every other week, we would dock and...
by Lauren K. | Sep 17, 2026 | Asia, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA-Affiliate
While in Penang, Malaysia, my contemporary management class had the opportunity to tour the Shangri La Penang Rasa Saya resort and learn about how they manage it! While this resort chain is not in the U.S, it is very prominent in Asia and is seen as very luxury and...
by Lauren K. | Sep 17, 2026 | _
Three weeks ago, I got the opportunity to visit my first wonder of the world- the Taj Mahal in India! The Semester at Sea boat, MV World Odyssey, ported in Kochi. Then a group of about forty other students, faculty, and I took a two-hour flight to Agra, where the Taj...