Croatia & Malta

Foster Hillis
3 min readApr 26, 2022

Semester at Sea Update #2

Foster holding a Semester at Sea flag with fellow voyagers Emily, Charlotte, and LLL Kathy.
Foster, Emily, Charlotte, and LLL Kathy holding the Semester at Sea flag; at Sea

Wow, Croatia and Malta have brought so many unexpected adventures and unforgettable memories. Let me take you back to what I have done!

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An image of Foster and his friend Emma in front of a sunset on the Adriatic Sea. This was before cliff jumping.
Foster & Emma; Dubrovnik, Croatia

CROATIA — The Old City of Dubrovnik brought many fun walks down the small alleyways and familiar faces of my ship friends (seriously, it felt like we took over the area!). In Dubrovnik, I had my first Field Class, a required class trip that is all planned by SAS. Together, we went to a war museum (to see how the Croatian War of Independence affected Dubrovnik) and a currently closed-for-the-season art gallery (it had photos of both the Croatian War and of refugees). These museums were not only informational but extremely sobering. And I can’t forget to mention cliff jumping into the Adriatic Sea — so much fun!

Highlights: Game of Thrones tour, cliff jumping, & the Old City Walls.

The coast of Malta.
Malta

MALTA — Although Malta is a small island, it is packed with things to do and places to explore. Yesterday, a…

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Foster Hillis

[He/Him/His] Student studying Political Science at the University of Oklahoma