Consider sailing around the world on the SS Universe Explorer with the University of Pittsburgh's Semester at Sea! It was the greatest experience of my life, and it can be yours as well, whether you are a student, professor, academic support staff, or senior adult traveler. For a professor's eye view of the voyage, I invite you to browse:

MY SEMESTER AT SEA E-DIARIES FROM FALL '99:

• Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon: SHIPPING OUT TO 'NAM
• Cambodia: SWIMMING IN CAMBODIA
• Straits of Malacca: LIFE AT SEA, or CONDOMS AND SALTINES
• India: STILL TAKING IT IN
• Red Sea: THE PASSION OF MR. MOB
• Egypt:: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA CRUISES THE SUEZ CANAL
• Istanbul: EAT THE MUSSEL!
• Croatia: BALKAN BLUES
• Italy: NOW IT CAN BE TOLD
• Morocco: FEZ IN RAMADAN or RAMADAN IN FEZ
• Post-voyage confessions: WORLD CRUISE ENDS IN COZAD, NEBRASKA

Stay tuned for: Kobe: BURYING THE CAT; and Hong Kong: DIM SUM

L.BUTLER'S SEMESTER AT SEA:/UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH CLASSES, FALL 1999:

• HA&A 0020: INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART
• HA&A 0730: ISLAMIC ART
• HA&A 1602: Special Topic: SILK ROAD EURASIAN ART

LINKS TO OTHER SEMESTER AT SEA/FALL '99 SITES

• Semester at Sea® Homepage
• Charles Tsai's Semester at Sea MSN community
• The Gallettas' Semester At Sea, with a port-by-port photo album and faculty/staff/seniors information.