What's the strangest thing about living on a ship?
"From the library perspective, having to rope the books in when the sea gets rough," Alderman librarian Barbara Selby said.
"The lack of personal time that you have in such close confines," fourth-year College student Dare Magnus-Lawson said. "It was really hard to give that up for two months."
"Time," fourth-year College student Emily Lorand said. "There's no concept of time. But on the other hand, we're constantly jet lagged and we're constantly adapting to that."
If you had one piece of advice for someone going on a future SAS voyage, what would it be?
"Bring your favorite snack food cause you'll be ripped off on the ship, if they even sell it," third-year College student Bryan Little said.
"Remember to leave some cash for the cab at the end of the trip," fourth-year College student Alfredo de la Hoz said.
"Travel independently" within each country, third-year College student Katrina Douthit said. "Do your own thing. You save money, you meet more people, you learn more."
What was your most memorable moment?
"Running up a mountain at four in the morning in South Korea to chant with the Buddhist monks at sunrise," third-year College student Adam Williams said.
"Finally summiting Mt. Fuji at 4:30 a.m. after climbing for eight hours blatantly unprepared for the hike in 40-degree weather," fourth-year College student Jack Parrott said.
"We were taking a taxi [in Vietnam] and we got into a car crash," fourth-year College student Christina Luke said. "Then [our driver] got lost for about another hour, then he pulled over to the side of the road and bought us a pack of gum as an apology."
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