Hard to believe that it's already been 10 years since I first sailed around the world with Semester at Sea. Being lucky enough to do it 3 years ago is equally impossible to believe but that's another post for another anniversary.
At 5pm on January 19th, 2006, I set sail from Nassau in the Bahamas aboard the M.V. Explorer on a journey that would take me around the world, give me countless memories and introduce me to my wife. It was a pretty big event in my life and not a day goes by that I don't think about that voyage. Sometimes I get "smell-flashbacks" where something I smell triggers some memory and gives me a smile. It could be the smell of fuel that makes me remember that port in Salvador, Brazil. Or maybe it's a campfire smell that conjures up images of the Burmese countryside with pagodas glimmering in the sunshine.
My first voyage with SAS was definitely a life-changing experience and something I still have trouble believing was real life. It was and will always be one of the most important events of my life.
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