http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/ Welcome!]]> en-us 2007-08-13T17:11:53-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001123.html Updated PDF files of STUDENT ADVISING RESOURCES including study plans, internship information, and graduation resources are now available in this topic. Internship and job announcements, professional training opportunities, related conferences and workshops, and other general advising announcements can be found... Student Advising Resources rohwedde 2007-08-13T17:11:53-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001121.html After leaving Japan we made the LONG journey across the Pacific back to the USA. We stopped for a day in Honolulu and enjoyed the beach scene. As you can imagine, this was a bittersweet time. We were at... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-05-18T17:42:24-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001120.html Japan was a fantastic experience! Let's see ... we had a warm welcome from friends, were treated to a traditional tea ceremony, Rocky did a presentation on Education for Sustainable Development at a Kyoto university, we took in a... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-05-10T13:41:28-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001119.html Since Shawn and I had already traveled extensively in China, while everyone else flew away to see the Great Wall et al, we hung around the port city of Tsing Tao (yes, the place they make the Chinese beer... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-05-05T12:32:31-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001082.html We really loved this place. It's a "city of the future" today! Incredible mass transit, clean streets, frantic urban energy, and what a skyline. We ate lots of crazy food, walked the streets (have you seen fish so fresh... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-04-30T20:00:31-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001057.html We had a fantastic time in and around Ho Chi Mien City (Saigon), our 8th port on this crazy voyage around the world. Like so many places we have visited, we see countries in rapid transition between the so-called... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-04-15T23:25:40-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001054.html After the chaos of India, Malaysia was a relatively mellow experience. Western Malaysia is an incredibly diverse region. While Malaysia is officially a Muslim country, this region is a delightful mix of Malay, Indian, and Chinese cultures. You can... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-04-13T09:47:38-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001046.html What can we say? It was: filthy and fantastic, depressing and invigorating, sad and sensational, difficult and delightful. We hated it and can't wait to come back. Before we docked in Chennai, one of the best highlights of India... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-04-08T18:47:57-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001045.html That's what we said when we first reviewed our itinerary with Semester at Sea. Turns out that Mauritius is well known in these parts as a tropical vacation getaway just east of Madagascar. Well-to-do folks from South Africa and... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-04-05T08:57:09-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001033.html While in Cape Town, Rocky had the chance to sneak away for a few days on safari (Shawn has been on safari in Kenya years ago). The Djuma Game reserve borders Kruger National Park, very close to Mozambique. Here you... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-03-18T19:47:11-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001032.html This ship has some AMAZING people onboard. One of our personal favorites is the MD, known affectionately as Dr. Matt. Before each port Dr. Matt and family come up with a fun song to introduce us to particular health hazards... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-03-18T19:35:39-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001029.html Never a Dull Moment First off, everything and everyone is fine. The photo above shows the cyclone that has been churning up our seas BIGTIME as we rocked and rolled our way from South Africa to Mauritius. The bigger... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-03-14T23:04:14-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001008.html We departed Salvador late at night to the sounds of ships calling back and forth. We gave three enormous blasts from our MV Explorer, and reply blasts from fellow passenger ships in the harbor were returned. Into the inky darkness... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-03-05T13:23:35-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/001006.html S. African Students Videoconference with U.S. Students There is a really great group on this voyage that is doing real time satellite videoconferencing between kids in port cities and kids back in the U.S. and Canada. They are called... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-03-05T12:46:02-08:00 http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rohwedde/archives/000986.html We have arrived in Bahia de Salvador Brazil. YES, THAT'S US ON OUR BALCONY. It's a fantastic city with amazing Baroque Colonial architecture (a UNESCO World Heritage site). We were here two years ago as independent travelors and the... Semester-at-Sea rohwedde 2007-02-18T10:06:19-08:00