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Breeana Laughlin, the 2011 New Zealand and Sydney Sustainable Business student blogger, writes: On the South Island of New Zealand, students from Grizzlies Abroad and Eagles Abroad, including myself, had the privilege of participating in some amazing adventures. We kayaked off the shores of a majestic national park. We glided through the water, taking in the spectacular sights and sounds…
Continue readingChris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, discusses the benefits of LED lights: Although most trees are not green in winter, you can still be green during this frosty time of the year by investing in LED Christmas lights. While Christmas may have already passed, now is the perfect time to find significantly reduced lights on sale to stock-up for 2012!…
Continue readingAlyse Horn, Lions Abroad marketing intern, discusses ways New Zealand’s energy and water mindfulness can be implemented in the U.S.: My life has been transformed by green living techniques, and New Zealand helped me improve those aspects of my life. I have always recycled and made sure lights were turned off when not in use, but that was about as…
Continue readingHannah Strange, the Florida Down Under marketing intern, shares her thoughts on sustainable travel: As you may have already guessed, I am a huge fan of traveling. I will go anywhere for any length of time and get absurdly excited about it. But I also consider myself to be a rather sustainable person. Especially after my AUIP programs in North…
Continue readingAmanda Wilson, Hokies Abroad marketing intern, writes: The holiday season is fast approaching, promising time with friends and family, gifts, food, travel, and celebration. However, just because you are taking a break from work or school, doesn’t mean that your efforts to go green have to go by the wayside. Below are a few easy tips for lessening your impact…
Continue readingLast week we talked about what it means to buy and eat local. Now we will look at the reasons why you would/should buy local. There are various websites and articles on this subject and we’ve combined these into what we think are the top three: Economic: Several studies have shown that when you buy from independent, locally owned businesses, rather…
Continue readingThere is a lot of talk these days about buying local or eating local. But what does this really mean? Is it linked to sustainability or organic food? Here at AUIP we thought we would do some research into this concept and bring you a series of blogs on the subject. Firstly, what is local food? Loosely defined, local purchasing…
Continue readingChris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, shares some interesting facts about house plants: House plants can be much more than glorified book ends or decorative objects. Although they can be quite attractive, house plants can serve a much more important role with your health. These green machines have been shown to clean the air and improve inhabitant’s health. Studies have shown that house plants remove…
Continue readingAs part of the pre-departure quiz on most of our programs, we ask you to work out your ecological footprint, and the results often come as shock. Now National Geographic has put together a water use calculator that shows you how much water you use in everyday life. Interestingly, it takes into account not just the normal things you would…
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