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TJ Simko

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Great week at camp!!! #bestpointsurfcamp #surfsodaks #centurionboats @sodaksmarina

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Thanks Europe! See you again soon:)

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Bugonia is so kind 💜

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This is what SAS Alumni’s look like if anyone was wondering 📸🪩

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Table mountain with my peeps🐥

{It looks cool but I was dying}

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Amsterdam and that one stork what was his name again

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Gonna miss you guys.

Thank you @semesteratsea for the best 4 months of my life.

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What good is livin’ the life you’ve been given if all you do is stand in one place 🛳️🫶

To everyone who made this voyage what it was, I would follow you to the ends of the Earth

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4 months, 10 countries, 3 continents, and a million memories. Voyage 137 thank you for everything. This adventure gave me so much more than I ever expected. It wasn’t just about the places we visited, but the people who made each moment unforgettable. From the first day to the last, I was surrounded by some of the most genuine, inspiring, and unforgettable people. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fully express how grateful I am for each of you and the memories we created together.

Every country brought something new. New perspectives, new challenges, and new crazy stories. However, It was the laughter, the late nights, the spontaneous adventures, and the shared experiences that meant the most

Thank you Voyage 137 for the memories, stories, lessons, and my new found family!

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You don’t get to choose the ones you want, you just need to love the ones you have ❤️ #semesteratsea #ubuntu #137

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Thea, Rayne, Carter, Keely, Zy, Brett, Brynn, Mari and TJ, somewhere along the way you became more than just people I traveled with. You became the place where I felt grounded, understood, and steady when everything else was shifting.

The words I chose are not just words. They are things I watched you live out again and again. Being around you made me more aware of myself, how I show up, how I care for people, what kind of friend I actually am. You did not just shape this experience, you changed me within it.

And the word you chose for me, magnanimous is something I want to live up to, not just carry.

Who I became on this journey is tied to who I was surrounded by, and I would not be the same without you. You were my home away from home, and that does not end here. I love you always

Ubuntu

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Over the past 105 days, we crossed the world. 10 countries, 3 continents, one ship. But the biggest distance wasn’t physical. It was internal.

At the start, I thought this experience would be about seeing the world. And it was, just not in the way I expected. It forced me to sit in discomfort and realize how small my perspective was. To see how differently people live, think, struggle, and find joy.

Some moments didn’t make sense right away. They challenged what I thought I understood about people, privilege, and what really matters. Those are the ones that stayed with me. I started to see how quickly we label things as “normal” or “different,” when really, it just depends on where you’re standing. This experience stripped a lot away. Assumptions, expectations, even parts of who I thought I was. And in that, it made space to rebuild something more real.

Not perfect.
Not finished.
But more aware.

And throughout all that I also learned a lot about myself too. I jumped out of a plane. I ran a half marathon. I pushed myself in ways I didn’t think I could. And most importantly, I did what once felt impossible - Voyage 137

I’m leaving with more questions than answers, and that feels right. Growth doesn’t come from certainty. It comes from being willing to question everything you thought you knew.

Thank you to my family giving me such an opportunity and for pushing me toward this. And thank you, Voyage 137, for reshaping more than just my passport.

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