I’m in an internet cafe in Singapore right now so I figured I’d pop in quick and post something.
Singapore has been AMAZING. The streets, subways, and even the alleyways are spotless. Litter is non-existant, and it certainly doesn’t seem like the oppressed society I thought it would be. There’s a 7-11 next to our hotel, which is where most of us have been getting our fix for stuff from home, but otherwise we’re living it up. I’ll write a full blog post about this after I get back to the ship tonight – I was racially discriminated against for the first time in my life (in an asian country, even!) and I have a lot of stuff to say about that.
Also, I may pick up a replacement camera here today, so expect pictures again soon.
you faced discrimination?? sorry to hear abt it but i’m waiting to hear more abt what you experienced. =)
anw hi! i’m a local from singapore and an sas “alumni”.. was an interport student on the Summer ’06 voyage. was hanging out with a few of the SASers from the Spring ’07 when you guys were in singapore. OH GOSH i sooo miss the Explorer and i do wanna go back some day.
Comment by em — April 5, 2007 @ 6:51 am
I’m curious about the discrimination too. Perhaps my reading skills are off, I don’t see where you explained what happened in latter posts.
That is interesting about Singapore being spotless. I don’t think I’ve ever been somewhere without litter. Good for them!
Comment by Jenna — April 10, 2007 @ 4:55 am