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What’s a goal you have? To snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef? To study abroad? To work for an international company? Each person has different goals. Whether you’ve written them down or not, you’re bound to have some ambitions in mind for life. For AUIP’s Eleanor, she aspired to visit all seven continents. Such a task may seem unachievable or…
Continue readingCovering a third of Australia but only possessing a population of 1.9 million, Western Australia’s expansive lands and distinct regions are attracting increasing numbers of tourists from “the East,” as the rest of Australia is called in Western Australia. The majority, roughly 1.5 million, of Western Australia’s population resides in Perth. Renowned for its endless sunshine, Perth is one of…
Continue readingNext up on Dr. Lee Stoner’s travels was Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul is a land of extremes; the only city which straddles two continents and where east truly meets west. This city has served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Latin Empire and Ottoman Empire. Even if you do not have a great imagination for history, this place just…
Continue readingNext up on Dr. Lee Stoner’s travels was Porto in Portugal. This time Lee and fiancé Krystina were accompanied by Lee’s little niece Chelsey, age 5, and Chelsey’s dad, David. Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, is one of Europes oldest settlements. Not surprisingly, Porto (aka Oporto) was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Lee…
Continue readingThis past winter our Director of Academic Affairs, Dr. Lee Stoner, and his fiancé, Krystina, based themselves out of West Sussex, England. Each weekend took the two in a new direction, including road trips across 3 out 4 British countries (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland), Southern Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Turkey. Each destination left a lasting impression. England was a must…
Continue readingSituated along Calabazas Creek, pictured below, in Glen Ella, California is a boutique retreat that relaxes guests to the max. Think luxurious beds, pictured right; Smart car-sized soaking tubs and guest services fit for celebs. So where is this luxurious accommodation? In the heart of Sonoma and Napa wine country is the Gagie House, which is ranked as one of…
Continue readingWith the prospect of spending a week alone in the AUIP office, I decided to follow the rest of the team’s example of heading off on various work and leisure travel adventures. Having never been to Queensland, the “Sunshine State,” I decided this was the perfect place for a Southern Hemisphere end-of-winter destination. First stop was a few days in…
Continue readingFrom Fredonia on the banks of Lake Erie to our partner at Brockport and from Oswego on the banks of Lake Ontario to Plattsburgh in northeast Upstate New York and to multiple places in between, Eleanor traveled over 1,500 miles in the past two weeks to State University of New York study abroad fairs. Catching up with our partners and…
Continue readingAt Montana or SUNY-Brockport, seeing a student donning a sundress overtop a bikini or board shorts would be an unlikely sight. Not at Hawai’i though! Eleanor visited UH-Hilo on the Big Island and UH-Manoa on Oahu this week and lost count of the beach clothing attired students and the number of friendly students. The UH-Hilo study abroad fair on Tuesday…
Continue readingAUIP Director of Academic Affairs, Lee Stoner, was recently taken to Queenstown for the weekend by his fiancé Krysina. Queenstown, surrounded by the beautiful Remarkables mountain range, was listed as the #4 top destination in the world by Trip Advisor in 2010. Lee was joined by fellow AUIP colleague, Eleanor Hand, the AUIP marine biologist for the North Queensland program,…
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