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2017 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Jessie, Virginia Tech’s Hokies Abroad Marketing Intern for 2017-18

September 5, 2017

AUIP welcomes Jessie Auclair, the Hokies Abroad Marketing Intern, to the team. Jessie writes: G’day and Kia Ora, my name is Jessie Auclair and I am the marketing intern for Hokies Abroad at Virginia Tech. I am a Senior Human Nutrition, Food, and Exercise (HNFE) major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. I took part in the New…

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2017 Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Madison, Florida Down Under New Zealand’s Marketing Intern for 2017-18

September 1, 2017

AUIP welcomes Madison Dale, the Florida Down Under New Zealand Marketing Intern to the team. Madi writes: Kia Ora! My name is Madi Dale. I am a third year psychology and sustainability studies double major from the University of Florida. I am so excited to be a marketing intern for AUIP this year. Having a student perspective made choosing a…

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2017 Interns, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Marisa, Florida Down Under Australia’s Marketing Intern for 2017-18

August 29, 2017

AUIP welcomes Marisa Gottlieb, the Florida Down Under Australia Marketing Intern to the team. Marisa writes: G’day Gators! My name is Marisa Gottlieb and I will be Florida Down Under Australia’s Marketing Intern for this year! I am a third-year student at the University of Florida, majoring in Tourism and Hospitality Management and minoring in Business Administration. From a young…

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2017 Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Jake, the Ohio State Buckeyes Abroad Marketing Intern for 2017-18

August 25, 2017

AUIP welcomes Jake Cardinal, the Ohio State Buckeyes Abroad Marketing Intern to the team. Jake writes:  Kia Ora! My name is Jake Cardinal and I am the Buckeyes Abroad Marketing Intern. I am a third-year student at The Ohio State University studying Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability (EEDS). I grew up in a suburb of Toledo, Ohio and have since…

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2017 Interns, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Sierra, the Baylor University Bears Abroad Marketing Intern for 2017-18

August 25, 2017

AUIP welcomes Sierra Christerson, the Baylor University Bears Abroad Marketing Intern, to the team. She writes: Hello Baylor Bears! My name is Sierra Christerson and I will be the Bears Abroad Marketing Intern this year! If you’re like me, you want to experience all that the world has to offer. To seek new opportunities, thrills, and adventures. To immerse yourself…

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2017 Student Blogs, Australia: Sydney, Customized Program, New Zealand & Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Schools and Sightseeing in Sydney!

July 3, 2017

Lauren Fenyes, the University of North Texas Special Learners in Oceania student blogger writes in her final blog post: My spectacular study abroad program has come to an end, and although I am sad to finish this brief chapter of my life, I am incredibly thankful for the experiences I’ve had and the people I’ve met. The final days of…

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2017 Student Blogs, Customized Program, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Kaikoura and Christchurch

June 30, 2017

Lauren Fenyes, the University of North Texas Special Learners in Oceania student blogger writes: As my time in New Zealand comes to an end, I wanted to share some of the many spectacular things I have experienced in the past week. Our second stop in New Zealand was to Kaikoura, a small town rich with Maori culture and beautiful scenery….

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2017 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: Sydney, Customized Program, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: The Sydney Opera House

June 30, 2017

Jessica Fong, Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes in her final blog post: The Sydney Opera House is an iconic building recognized all around the world. We had the distinct pleasure of going on a group tour of this incredible cultural center.   To begin the tour, our lovely German tour guide distributed headsets to each one…

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2017 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Customized Program, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: The Outback!

June 30, 2017

Jessica Fong, Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes: Chillagoe is exactly what I imagined the Outback to look like. What did I imagine it to look like you ask? Great question! Imagine a reddish-brown landscape, with sparse tree coverage and large rock formations surrounding the area. There are no large buildings and hardly any people around. That,…

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Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Field Notes, News Brief, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Today we helped restore the Great Barrier Reef. Tomorrow you can too.

June 28, 2017

Students from Virginia Tech and The College at Brockport, SUNY, write: The Great Barrier Reef is like a sick trauma patient. It is suffering from mass coral bleaching, excessive seaweed or macroalgae, poor water quality, runoff, and other ailments. In many places, it is degraded and dying; however, it is not dead yet. So what are people doing to breathe…

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