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Lauren Fenyes, the University of North Texas Special Learners in Oceania student blogger, writes: Kia Ora! Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand! After a long 15-hour flight, we have finally all arrived in the beautiful but very windy Wellington. Our first couple days in the city were spent orienting ourselves to the surrounding area. Several students and I hiked up Mount…
Continue readingJessica Fong, Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes: We are only halfway through our program, and yet have already experienced so much of Australia. On Thursday, our group snorkeled with John Rumney and the staff from Calypso Reef Charters at Opal Reef, which was about an hour and a half by boat from Port Douglas. Opal Reef…
Continue readingJessica Fong, Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes: Ever since I was accepted into the Barrett in Australia program, all I’ve been able to think about is what it would be like to experience Australian wildlife up close and personal. As we began our travels in Melbourne, I didn’t expect to see any native fauna until we…
Continue readingLauren Fenyes, the University of North Texas’ Special Learners in Oceania student blogger, writes: Greetings, my name is Lauren and I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to travel abroad to New Zealand and Australia with a faculty-led program through my college, the University of North Texas. I have been anticipating this program since the moment I first stumbled…
Continue readingJessica Fong, the Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes: Now that the semester has finally wrapped up and I am no longer losing sleep over group projects, lab reports, and final exams, I can finally focus my attention on the really important things…like packing for Australia! My name is Jessica Fong and I am a mechanical engineering student…
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