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Kerri Malone, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: Capping the day off with a night walk on a silent, completely lightless path near our lodging in Te Anau completed my first full week of experiences, sites and people in New Zealand. As the stars dotting the sky of the Southern Hemisphere transfixed my gaze while I lay in…
Continue readingLily Hislop, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: So I’m writing this post in the rain, at six o’clock in the morning, in the middle of Dunedin, New Zealand‘s town square. This blog post probably could have waited for a more suitable time and place, but I really wanted to get my thoughts down as soon as I…
Continue readingSam Florio, 2012 New Zealand & Sydney Sustainability student blogger, writes: What is the most difficult part about going on a trip across the world? Packing everything into only one suitcase. I wish I were kidding. But I know that isn’t going to be the only challenge surrounding a trip to New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. There is so much…
Continue readingKerri Malone, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: Hello, my name is Kerri Malone, and I a student studying Urban Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am very interested in arts programming and have a natural fascination with culture. Usually the term “culture” can be an ambiguous concept. How do we define it or even begin…
Continue readingWhen Virginia Tech student Amanda Wilson served as the teaching assistant for this past Antarctica program, she couldn’t restrain herself from taking thousands of photos of the region’s unique flora and fauna. Now Amanda has shared many of these photos with us in this breathtaking video. If you haven’t visited Antarctica yet, then this video will surely give you the…
Continue readingLily Hislop, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: Prepare yourself, one and all, Gals and Galahads alike, for I, Lily Hislop, will soon be traveling abroad! I feel like “abroad” should be caps-locked and yelled from mountaintops with much distinctive echoing. Yes, that is right, I will soon get on a plane, another plane and then another plane…
Continue readingWe’re pleased to announce our summer 2012 program bloggers will be: North Queensland, Australia (Sustainability): Hannah Cohan & George Hayward New Zealand (Adventure Tourism): Lily Hislop & Kerri Malone New Zealand & Sydney (Sustainability): Samantha Florio Now in its second year, our student blogger program provides the student perspective on study abroad experiences, adventures and growth. Our bloggers will be…
Continue readingKasha Patel, the Deacons Abroad marketing intern, writes: As many of you are starting to prepare for your study abroad programs, you are probably getting excited for all of the new adventures, places, and animals you will encounter and therefore may temporarily forget that you are taking a class while abroad. However, here are a few easy tips to help…
Continue readingIn addition to your handy packing list provided in your AUIP Program Handbook, alumnus Chris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, has created a video with his top items to ensure you pack. Watch this video and post any questions here you may have about packing tips. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5cz5uLe2i4&w=420&h=315]
Continue readingApril 25 signifies ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand. You may wonder what exactly ANZAC Day is. Well, it commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 during World War I. The landing in Gallipoli was the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand armed forces during World War…
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