Study Guide Questions

Join Sarah Couture during her Semester at Sea Share her experiences as you learn more about the World. Hi everyone ­ My name is Sarah Couture, a junior at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. I am a math/science major studying early childhood education and am taking the fall semester away from Wheelock to study at Semester At Sea. Throughout my trip I will report back the different marine life that I see, how the weather is (we leave Vancouver during typhoon season), some of the things that I will be doing in each country, and different aspects of ship life. Sarah

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Start-up Questions:

1. How far did Sarah travel each day?
2. What was the average speed of the ship?
3. What countries has she visited so far?

4. What is the capital city of each country Sarah visited?
5. What is the official language of each country?
6. List five interesting facts about each country and share these with your class.

7. Using Internet links, what is the water temperature where the ship is? was?
8. What other weather information can you discover about the location(s) of the ship?
9. How does the ship's weather compare to your town's weather?

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