SAS Presents: Desmond Tutu

On our last day in South Africa, we had the honor of having Desmond Tutu come aboard the MV Explorer. Desmond Tutu, the first South African Archbishop of Cape Town, is actually a Semester at Sea alum! Waddup, Archbishop?! He sailed with SAS some voyages ago, so it was definitely a pleasure welcoming him back on board, even for just a few hours.

He is such an adorable old man! His speech was the perfect mix of inspirational and funny. With every bit of wisdom he shared, he injected a bit of humor in it as well which had the whole shipboard community engaged, closely following his every word.

It was incredible being in the presence of such an esteemed man, one who has garnered so many prestigious awards (i.e. Nobel Peace Prize, Gandhi Peace Prize, and Presidential Medal of Freedom to name a few) throughout the years. 

"None of you are here in this world by mistake. We all have a purpose. None of you are an accident. Some of you may look like accidents, but you're not." (Lol) - Desmond Tutu