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Kula Eco Park is an eco-park situated on Fiji’s Coral Coast and is one of the highlights for students on AUIP’s Fiji program. The Park was established in 1997 and has steadily developed over the years to become ‘the environmental showplace of the South Pacific.’ Its main focus is the preservation of Fiji’s indigenous flora and fauna, including birds, reptiles,…
Continue readingHannah Cohan, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: I’m back in Yungaburra, in what is the most adorable hostel: On the Wallaby. It’s been such a blast…Last night we celebrated the Fourth of July and watched the State of Origin game at the same time! We decorated the lobby with red white and blue streamers, and did sparklers. Today,…
Continue readingBreeana Laughlin, 2011 New Zealand and Sydney Sustainable Business student alumni, writes: If you’ve never stayed in a hostel before, it can seem like an elusive thing. I had never stayed in a hostel before studying abroad with AUIP. I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of the cool features you get staying at hostels that you wouldn’t get in…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Now that schoolwork is just about done, we didn’t have to worry so much about taking notes and got to focus all of our attention on soaking up the sites and sounds of Australia. We started after breakfast with a trip to Gallo Dairyland, a chocolate and cheese store. Everything looked…
Continue readingStudents on AUIP’s New Zealand sustainability program visit a ‘seal pup nursery’ north of the small settlement of Kaikoura in New Zealand’s South Island. Maurice and Heather Manawatu take AUIP students here as part of their Maori Tour experience. The nursery is located in a waterfall pool a short walk from the coastal highway. Up to one hundred seal pups…
Continue readingHannah Cohan, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Day 3 in Australia! Right now I’m on Magnetic Island, with thirteen minutes left to go on my internet…aaaaand there’s a spider on the mouse pad. This is going to be more difficult than I thought… /mute thud/ Now that that’s out of the way, on to business! ***DISCLAIMER: I didn’t…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Wednesday, June 6 Today we arrived at our second last location: a homey place called “On the Wallaby.” It’s a backpacker’s lodge with probably the friendliest staff we’ve encountered so far. This was evident as soon as we arrived when Tracy (one of the employees) greeted us with smiles, jokes, and…
Continue readingStudents in AUIP’s New Zealand study abroad programs visit the scenic coastal village of Kaikoura, on the east coast of the South Island. Visitors can inhale the fresh ocean breeze, spot an impressive array of wildlife, peruse quaint shops and try mouthwatering local fare. But Kaikoura hasn’t always been the beachfront utopia it appears to be. Like many towns throughout…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Saturday, June 2 Finally! A place that feels like home. Today we arrived at our farm stays, and it has been quite a comforting experience thus far. I’m with the four other male students on a 260 acre property that has been owned by this family since 1985. Upon arrival this…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: The first thing on the agenda today was a trip to the Canopy Crane Research Station. After a thorough briefing of all the plants and animals on the site that could harm us (this is customary in Australia) we broke into groups and participated in tree measurement and analysis. The research…
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