Mauritius- This small island located off the coast of Madagascar was beautiful. After days of rough seas they made up enough time and we arrived around four hours late. We got in around 12. We then headed to our house that was very nice. It only cost $40 per person for two nights and it was a very nice three story house a block from the beach with nice porches and lots and lots of bugs; upon arrival three girls left our “villa” because there was a cat outside. So they went to a five star hotel and stayed there making everyone else in the villa mad except for the people who got to sleep in beds instead of the floor. The first night was an early night for everyone; we had some awesome seafood and then hung out in the villa for a while then went to bed. The next day might have been the best day so far on Semester at Sea. We got out own private boat with driver who took us around the islands on the east side of Mauritius and the water was so clear and light greenish blue. We went to a waterfall which was freshwater that fell in to the ocean. We got to swim in the waterfall and jump off rocks. We later went to another island which had water sports and we went swimming there for an hour until lunch which was the last island we went to. This was a small island with locals cooking us food on the beach and drinking Phoenix; which was one of the Mauritius beers, the other major one was Blue Marlin which was really good. They cooked us some Marlin and chicken which was amazing. When we were leaving a bunch of Germans sang us American songs; on the boat ride we saw some of the most amazing views you could think of. With huge houses right on the water and gigantic green mountains in the background. The next day and our last day in port was St. Patricks day and we went to the local markets and saw a collection of junk and fruits with flies all over them. Later we went to the bars on the waterfront and celebrated for the old Saint Patrick.

March 19- We had the Sea Olympics which our team came in second place so we get off the boat second in San Diego. There was a lip synching contest which was awesome to see and we got some entertainers on this boat that’s for sure and a lot of boring people that well are not entertainers. Our next place to go to is India where I am assuming is where the learning of very different cultures takes place; this is going to be interesting how some kids in this ship take this place. I can not wait for it.

March 21^st- I got electrocuted at Pub Night that was a lot of fun. A few more days till India, we get there on Sunday. Hope everyone is enjoying March Madness. We are going to India on Sunday for five days and this is were the learning part of the trip really starts.

We are planning big things for Malaysia