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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: AUIP photo contest underway

Now’s the time to enter the 2010 AUIP photo contest! Alumni, we hope you’ve identified your most awe-inspiring photograph to submit because our contest sponsors have donated some seriously desirable prizes. Of today, September 1, 2010, AUIP alumni can enter the 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Field Trip! The photo contest is open to all AUIP alumni who have…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: AUIP seeks alumni happenings for newsletter

For our upcoming e-newsletter, we want to know what our alumni are doing for their latest exciting activities and endeavors! Have you caught the travel bug and are hiking in Outer Mongolia or teaching in India? Have you entered the real world and are working to fund the next trip? Are you back at school and taking new classes this…

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Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: 2010 AUIP photo contest begins in September

Did you take thousands of photos on your AUIP study abroad program? Are some of those photos just amazing? Well, we want to see them soon! The 2010 Photo Contest: It’s the Ultimate Field Trip! launches September 1, 2010 at all our partner universities throughout the United States. The photo contest is open to all AUIP alumni who have studied…

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Field Notes, Fiji

Field Notes: Rivers Fiji day trip exposes students to remote village and river kayaking

Jam-packed with activities, the Fiji program constantly has students on the go learning. One of these activities is a day trip to a remote highlands village and a kayaking trip down the Luva River with Rivers Fiji. Driving up into the highlands, our group stops in Nakavika Village, which 500 to 600 people call home. Homes and meeting halls, pictured…

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Field Notes, Fiji

Field Notes: Kula Eco Park enables close encounters with endangered species

On the Coral Coast of Fiji, our program stops at Kula Eco Park to observe endangered species of Fiji and learn about necessary breeding methods to restore dwindling population numbers. Kula serves as Fiji’s center for the captive breeding of endangered species and the environmental education of school children. By instilling an environmental conservation mentality in young children, the Park…

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Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Qantas & Air NZ ranked in world’s top airlines

Boarding an airplane in the States can feel like being a herded cow. Then once you’re on board the sentiment changes to being a sardine squished into a can. Needless to say, if you’ve flown economy class then it’s not the most pleasant experience and far from luxurious. Elsewhere in the world, especially in Asia and the Middle East, airline…

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