Around the World in 120 Days
Course | Registration opens 8/3/2026 8:00 AM EDT
Be part of a trip around the world, embarking in the Bahamas and continuing to Cuba, Brazil, South Africa, Tanzania, India, Viet Nam, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and disembarking in Seattle, WA. Learn about the Semester at Sea program whereby adult learners can experience similar adventures on a floating college campus.
Sharon Christ
Sharon Christ spent her professional life as dean of students at Penn State York and had the opportunity to travel internationally with students, staff and faculty. The most treasured opportunity was being selected to participate in Semester at Sea and sail around the world, with stops in nine countries. She continues to travel as often as possible in an effort to live up to a friend’s advice: never let your age be greater than the number of countries to which you have traveled.
Don Gogniat
Don Gogniat worked as an administrator for Penn State and professor and chancellor for Penn State York before retirement. He served in the Peace Corps and worked as a regional planner for the Costa Rican National Planning Office. He also sailed multiple times on Semester at Sea, where he taught geography and global studies and served as executive dean.