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Green Living: How do you take a “green” vacation?

August 5, 2011

A comment we often receive from students at the end of the programs is that they want to be able to take all that they have learnt on the issue of sustainability back to their everyday lives and lead a ‘greener’ life. Similarly, the majority of students having traveled to the South Pacific have well and truly caught the travel…

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Student Perspective: Student video portrays memorable Australia program

July 25, 2011

Can you imagine body surfing waves at Balding Bay on Magnetic Island? Or swimming through a coral overhang on the Great Barrier Reef? Or walking beside a kangaroo? Thanks to Oregon State student Reed Arce, you don’t have to imagine any of those things. All you have to do is watch his video capturing moments from the North Queensland program….

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Library: A Grand Day Out…

July 22, 2011

AUIP 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…

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Library: National Geographic publishes extreme photos

July 15, 2011

Each week, National Geographic Adventure posts their favorite photos of athletes doing extreme sports around the world. This week we were proud to see a bodyboarding photo from Shark Island, Australia, which is outside Sydney, featured as the key image. We certainly know our students love the adventurous side of our programs regardless of it’s snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef,…

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Library: Steve Parish’s stunning photos of Australia

June 25, 2011

Steve Parish, award-winning wildlife photographer and Order of Australia recipient, is celebrating his 50th year of photographing Australia. Steve started his career photographing marine life on Australia’s coast line and in the years since, he has spent much of his life traveling Australia, capturing the land, its wildlife and its people in spectacular images. To celebrate his work he has published…

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Library: Air New Zealand safety video features Richard Simmons

March 29, 2011

“Grab—Click—Pull!” and “Stretch and Slide!” aren’t usual airline safety video phrases. But with Richard Simmons leading the latest Air New Zealand safety video, these instructions coupled with comical fitness movements are exactly what you’ll see. Complete with neon lycra, headbands and leg warmers, Simmons’ class participants seem straight from the 1980s. And keep an eye out for the cameo by…

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Library: Brockport video recounts Antarctica program

March 17, 2011

Reading about a place only goes so far to illustrate the destination. What truly can bring a place to life are videos and verbal stories. So without further ado, watch the SUNY-Brockport production to learn all about the Antarctica program with photos, videos and interviews with Dr. Jamie Spiller and students from the 2010-2011 study abroad. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWcsikhXyj0]

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