Ihab Anwar has a renewed love of international travel, something that was reinvigorated during his participation in the Fall 2014 Semester at Sea program. An English exchange student, Anwar now looks forward to touring the European continent just as soon as his undergraduate studies are complete. He is also considering an extended vacation to the Caribbean during the summer break.

1. Ihab Anwar : Experiencing the World

2. University of Rhode Island student Ihab Anwar recently
enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a Semester at
Sea program, one that allowed both he and his fellow
students to gain invaluable exposure to countries and
cultures lining the Atlantic Ocean. The opportunity,
which he participated in during the Fall 2014 semester,
took place aboard a cruise ship dubbed the MV
Explorer, and provided both Anwar and hundreds of
lucky students the chance to experience 17 different
international cities located in 15 different countries.

3. Ihab Anwar, a studious and devoted academic, kept
detailed notes of each experience along the way,
recording the both the similarities and differences of
peoples, customs and geography both he and his fellow
students encountered during the trip. His notes, which
will serve as the primary reference point for an extensive
paper in the very near future, include a very detailed
entry covering the group’s stop at the port city of
Bridgetown, located on the beautiful Bahaman island of
Barbados. The stop took place on November 22nd.

4. As noted by Ihab Anwar, “the
Port of Bridgetown seems to
be comprised of a fairly large
number of vacationing Brits, a
testament to the long
occupation of the British
Empire, as well as a
significant British influence
that continues to this day. Mr.
Lodge, our calls the island’s
inhabitants Bajuns, a friendly
people that seem to live within
a fairly crime-free and
harmonious community.”

5. One of the more popular attractions for Anwar and his
fellow students was a local port beach, which Anwar
strolled down alongside with Jenna, someone he had
grown quite fond of.