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2011-12 Interns

2011-12 Interns, Alumni Updates, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel, What Next

What Next: Alumna Breeana Laughlin maximizes one-year working holiday with job at Methven Heliski

July 30, 2012

Breeana Laughlin first connected with AUIP when she took part in the New Zealand and Sydney Sustainable Business program as a graduate student at the University of Montana in 2011. Breeana served as a student blogger for this program. In her first blogshe shared her excitement of venturing overseas for the first time and turning 30 while in New Zealand….

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2011-12 Interns, Shoestring Budget, Student Perspective

Shoestring Budget: So you want to venture out on your own after completing your program with AUIP?

July 23, 2012

Taylor Eubanks, AUIP Marketing Intern, writes: Many students choose to explore more of the South Pacific upon completion of their AUIP study abroad programs. For those students who are on a tight budget, there are a number of ways to save a few dollars which will mean more money to spend on traveling! One of the most expensive parts of…

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2011-12 Interns, Field Notes, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Field Notes: Food differences may cause culture shock

May 29, 2012

Bowen Humphreys, Grizzlies Abroad marketing intern, writes: When studying abroad, it is important to be aware of culture shock, which can come in several different ways. One way is the food that you eat. In New Zealand, I found there are several different easily recognized foods with a Kiwi twist that you might not expect. Hamburgers It doesn’t get any…

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2011-12 Interns, Field Notes, New Zealand, News Brief, Student Perspective

Field Notes: St. Arnaud Track brought student’s body, mind and soul completely alive

May 28, 2012

Alyse Horn, Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: It’s weird to think that one year ago I was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime in New Zealand. Now, I sit in disbelief because the memories made during my study abroad are still fresh in my mind. I can still hear our field guide, Dr. Pat Devlin, reciting the hoards of…

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2011-12 Interns, Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Alumna shares tips to complete work and maximize program free time

May 3, 2012

Kasha Patel, the Deacons Abroad marketing intern, writes: As many of you are starting to prepare for your study abroad programs, you are probably getting excited for all of the new adventures, places, and animals you will encounter and therefore may temporarily forget that you are taking a class while abroad. However, here are a few easy tips to help…

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2011-12 Interns, Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Suitcase: Alumnus provides study abroad packing tips

May 2, 2012

In addition to your handy packing list provided in your AUIP Program Handbook, alumnus Chris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, has created a video with his top items to ensure you pack. Watch this video and post any questions here you may have about packing tips. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5cz5uLe2i4&w=420&h=315]

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2011-12 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Library, Student Perspective

Library: Australia-bound students should read In a Sunburned Country

April 30, 2012

Amanda Wilson, Hokies Abroad marketing intern, shares a worthwhile read for all travelers heading to Australia soon: In his novel In a Sunburned Country, author Bill Bryson shares the story of his Australian travels along the Eastern Coast. Bryson writes of the novelties Australia has to offer from grotesquely large insects and vast tracts of land, to giant statues of…

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2011-12 Interns, Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Suitcase: To techno or not to techno?

April 16, 2012

Hannah Strange, Florida Down Under marketing intern, discusses the reasons to leave techno gadgets at home when heading abroad: At this time of year a lot of you reading this blog are probably (hopefully) gearing up to go on one of our AUIP programs this summer. With this in mind, most of you are probably thinking about what you are…

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2011-12 Interns, Green Living, Student Perspective

Green Living: Rain gardens bring aesthetic and ecological benefits

April 4, 2012

Chris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, writes: To ensure spring showers bring May flowers, consider planting a rain garden. Rain gardens are not only a decorative lawn feature, but offer many ecological benefits. According to The University of Florida’s Program for Resource Efficient Communities, a rain garden is a “shallow planted depression designed to retain or detain storm water before…

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2011-12 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Snapshot

Snapshot: Atherton Tablelands feel like home to student

March 28, 2012

Amanda Wilson, Hokies Abroad marketing intern, writes: These three photos were taken off the side of the road during my farm stay in the Atherton Tablelands of Queensland, Australia. I was in the car with Hanz, a German native that had been working a hobby farm in Australia for the past 20 years, two faculty leaders and Celine Dion playing…

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