THE JOURNEY

MARINE BIOLOGY & OCEANOGRAPHY SEAMANSHIP & NAVIGATION LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION

If you are looking for a college semester abroad or gap year academic adventure, consider an experience that will stand as a benchmark in your education, a life-defining exploration of sea and self.

"We are currently tied up Mediterranean style at Marina Zea in Athens Greece, our final destination. After three months together it’s time for us to part ways… Although this chapter of our lives is over we will always have the memories we shared aboard Argo and the incredible journey she carried us on. Together we spanned three continents, seven time zones, one ocean, six seas and Suez, the world’s longest canal without locks and three major world religions. 6,700 nautical miles later we leave a little wiser, a bit saltier and very proud of the tremendous accomplishment we’ve achieved together as a crew."

From Captain Brendon "Boomer" Baumeister’s final trip log, Spring Global Sea|mester

Learning at its best is an active process not bound by the four walls of a traditional classroom. Sea|mester challenges you every day with college-level academics and the responsibility of playing an active and integral part in the outcome of the voyage. As part of the crew on Vela, Argo, or Ocean Star, you learn by doing, seeing, and experiencing. You study marine biology and oceanography by conducting research diving on reefs; acquire knowledge of geology trekking through mountainous terrain; master meteorology and navigation as you plot your course across seas, and develop leadership and communication skills working together with your crewmates. For most students, it is something they will only read about in books. For you, it will be something that inspires and enlightens, that is ultimately transformative because you will discover it is the journey, not the destination that matters most. Whether you are traveling island-to-island in the Caribbean aboard Ocean Star or continent-to-continent on Vela or Argo, the experiences you have on-board will indeed leave you a little wiser, a bit saltier and very proud of all that you and your crewmates have accomplished.

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