Author Archives: Eliana Potts

As I am still finishing up organizing my photos and writing about Cambodia and Mauritius, I wanted to update you all with the the news we have had on the ship. I have had difficulty finding time to post blog updates the past few weeks, as I have researched, planned, and booked activities and hotels,Continue reading “Coronavirus, Reroutes, and Fear”

Xin Chào!! (Hello/Good morning in Vietnamese, pronounced “sin chao”) After TWELVE DAYS in Southeastern Asia, I have many stories! Some good news and some bad news, but overall my 12 days in Vietnam and Cambodia were amazing; full of culture, cuisine, learning experiences, and adventure. I was with a cohort the whole time I wasContinue reading “Xin Chào!”

Ohio! Konichiwa! Arigato gozai mashi ta! “Good morning,” “hello,” and “thank you” were a few of many phrases I have been saying the past week! I spent January 24th-28th in Japan, as our ship was ported in Kobe. Japan is such a culturally and historically rich country, which I left feeling so full of discovery,Continue reading “Konichiwa!”

Aloha! Today, January 13th, is my 20th birthday and I want to say thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes! Yesterday, I spent the whole day in Hawaii, on the island Oahu as we ported in Honolulu. I traveled with my physical geography class, and we hiked Diamond Head, explored an arboretum, and also hikedContinue reading “Aloha from Hawaii”

Hello and Happy 2020! Ellie Potts here! If you have come across this page, you may have recently heard of how I am going to be spending my next term at college. I have taken a full year and two quarters of college courses at Western so far, and rather than returning to Bellingham forContinue reading “Welcome to my Blog”