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Dr. Lee Stoner, our Director of Academic Affairs writes: I have just returned from spending eight days at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia. I was there for the first week of our new Exercise Physiology program. I had not been to Canberra before, so I was excited about the visit, but what excited me most was the…
Continue readingWe noticed on this year’s programs that many students had one of these Overland Equipment satchels. With an external trifold organizer, the bag provides dedicated storage for your keys, electronics, passport and sunglasses. Students raved about the side pockets which can hold a water bottle and a compact umbrella, two essential items on our programs. The adjustable shoulder strap was…
Continue readingAUIP Programs that visit Sydney will often head to the Blue Mountains with Discovery Walks Talks and Tours for a day filled with magnificent views and knowledgeable guides. This year with 30 guests, young and old, Blue Mountains Discovery Walks Talks and Tours celebrated Australian Heritage Week 2011 with a guided walk along the remarkable Grand Canyon Walking Track at Blackheath. Since 1907, the Grand…
Continue readingAs part of the Fiji program students spend a day and a night in Votua Village. For the time that they are in the village they are allocated a host family who they stay with and participate in village life with. Evaluations always show this experience to be a program highlight and the SUNY-Brockport program this year was no exception….
Continue readingEast Carolina University students on the Fiji program, have celebrated the 4th of July in the town of Nadi. First up on the day’s itinerary was a visit to the largest Hindu temple in the Southern hemisphere, pictured left. The group had a tour of the temple and some students took the opportunity to be blessed and offer prayers. Next…
Continue readingAntarctica truly is a quiet and serene place. As a pioneering scholar at the end of the world, I found that this stereotype was not always the case. Upon seeing Gentoo, Adélie and chinstrap penguins, I realized that humans are not the only creatures that seem to always be in a hurry. The hustle and bustle of penguin life seemed…
Continue readingAs I sit out on the balcony of our accommodations, I gaze up at Mount Cook. The full moon is shimmering down onto the mountain face as the stars twinkle brightly in the sky. I can clearly make out the few constellations I know as the Milky Way shoots vividly throughout the sky. The only light comes from inside the…
Continue readingNew Zealand is a country of breathtaking scenery and rich culture. In three weeks, I traveled all around the South Island visiting places that were all so dramatically different allowing us to truly experience New Zealand. I hiked the base of the tallest mountain in Australasia, learned Maori tribal dances, hiked a glacier and ate a Fergburger in Queenstown. While it…
Continue readingAntarctica truly is a dramatic and pristine environment unlike any other landscape on earth. I spent days sailing in open ocean before discovering land like an early explorer. I heard gentoo penguins as they inspected my campsite and massive whales as they surfaced alongside my zodiac. I enjoyed the Drake Lake and survived the Drake Shake. Each daily expedition provided…
Continue readingTuesday night saw Texas A&M Wintermester students venture to Sydney Opera House to watch ‘Le Grand Cirque: Andrenaline’. For most students just visiting the Opera House was a big enough event, but a 90 minute show packed with crazy, edge-of-the-seat acrobatics, stunts and skits may have even outshone the setting. The gasps, shocked faces and questions of ‘how is that even possible?’…
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