Final days in Japan. Photo by Shania Soler. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, all abroad programs have been cut short and students have been sent home. So as of right now, I’m currently…
The bright blue water of a river in Kinugawa, Japan. Photo by Shania Soler. On the second day of vacation, my host family and I woke up in the ryokan. I hadn’t gotten the best night’s sleep as we…
Picking strawberries in Nikko. Photo by Shania Soler. Family vacations are something that are generally done at least once a year and are, usually, a blast for everyone who takes part. There are…
Some Korean BBQ dishes from Korea Town in Waseda. Photo by Shania Soler Yokohama is a place one often hears about when discussion of Japan starts. The city is best known for its Red Brick Warehouse and Minatomirai…
Some ingredients for homemade chocolates in Japan. Photo by Shania Soler. In America, Valentine’s Day is something couples eagerly celebrate. There’s usually some type of intimate dinner involved, and usually an exchanging of gifts or giving…
Photo by Shania Soler. Five years ago, if anyone would have told me I’d be celebrating my 21st birthday in Japan I would have said that they’re full of…
The crew of Ocean Star on deck, taken from up in the sail rigging. Photo by Jillian Dow. When I decided to sail with Sea|mester this fall, I knew it was going to be an adventure to say the least. I’ve been around…
Dow diving in a school of jacks in the British Virgin Islands. Photo by Jillian Dow. At the start of 2019, I was feeling a bit lost as to what I was really wanting to get out of my college experience.…
The Ocean Star, Dow’s home for the semester. Photo by Jillian Dow. Greetings from the Caribbean! I’m Jill, a third-year marine biology student at the University of Maine at Machias and this semester’s Black Bear Abroad. I’m…
Hardy in Verona, Italy. Photo Courtesy of Brielle Hardy. On a stress-filled day in January this past year, less than 24 hours before I boarded a flight headed for Italy, I recalled an old…