okay so i just found an exchange programme that blew sep right out of the water. it's the semester at sea programme. the thing is, i heard of it way back in year 1. but i kept thinking, lame, they're gonna take a ship to india or some crap like that. BUT NO. wow wow wow it's hard to believe how much stuff you get to do!

the spring 2012 voyage sounds AMAZING, i'm really, really considering it. look at the places you get to go!

bahamas, cuba, brazil, ghana, south africa, mauritius, india, vietnam, china, japan, hawaii, USA.

THE BEST PART? right in between all that, right after mauritius? SINGAPORE. you freaking get to visit home right when homesickness might be killing you and you could really use a dose of familiarity. and you freaking travel everywhere on a SHIP, on a fucking ship ok? you have lessons on the damn ship, with teachers from MIT and columbia and whatever the hell.

honestly i can't even imagine thinking about going on SEP anymore if it wasn't for the cost. it's a little steep.. ok it's very steep. but if you can afford it/can get financial aid i think it's definitely worth it!!! it sounds so amazing. plus you have to do field expeditions, coursework, social learning and community service... sigh *dreamy eyes* it really sounds perfect. plus it's rolling applications so i don't have to rush and get all flustered like thousands of NUS students no doubt are as of tomorrow. so happy i decided to look into this programme further :) i feel quite relieved now for some reason