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2014-15 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Field Notes, Postcard, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: A week of adventurous learning

May 26, 2015

Katie Armstrong, the Buckeyes Abroad North Queensland Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural Environment 2015 student blogger, writes: My first week in Australia has been absolutely amazing. I cannot believe how much I have learned and experienced in just 7 days. I also can’t believe how close my group has already become and how well we know each other after…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Postcard, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Studying beyond the surface in North Queensland

May 20, 2015

Katie Armstrong, the Buckeyes Abroad North Queensland Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural Environment 2015 student blogger, writes: It was during my junior year of high school that I really began to appreciate the value of education and knowledge. While I have always been motivated to maintain good grades, like many high-school students I followed a pattern of memorizing, testing,…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Fiji, Postcard, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Fiji student makes memories to last a lifetime

February 13, 2015

Victoria Robertson, 2014-15 Fiji International Tourism for Development student blogger, writes: Studying abroad in Fiji has been one of the most influential trips of my life. I made new friends, learned new customs and took more from the experience than I ever thought possible. I zip-lined through the rainforest, kayaked down the gorgeous Navua River, went horseback riding along the…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Field Notes, Student Perspective

Field Notes: Fiji program academics enhanced with kayaking and ziplining adventures

January 21, 2015

Xuanyan Ouyang, 2014-15 Fiji International Tourism for Development student blogger, writes: Bula! As with every study abroad program, academic study was not the only thing that we were doing. Our program combined activities and cultural interactions to enhance our learning in an experiential way. Two of my favorite program components were our kayaking and ziplining adventures. Kayaking the Navua River After hearing…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Field Notes, Fiji, Student Perspective

Field Notes: Why you should look forward to your homestay

January 20, 2015

Victoria Robertson, 2014-15 Fiji International Tourism for Development student blogger, writes: Going into my study abroad program, living with a homestay family was something I dreaded. Even while in Fiji, I couldn’t help but be nervous for what was to come. Looking back now, I wish I hadn’t been this way, as this was one of the most enriching experiences…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Ask why NOT study abroad instead of why

December 19, 2014

Joe Bagazinski, 2014-15 New Zealand and Sydney Sustainable Business student blogger, writes: Hi everyone! My name is Joe Bagazinski; I am a senior marketing student from the University of North Texas. Nine months ago I was casually sitting in my Marketing Foundations course when an opportunity to do a Wintermester abroad in New Zealand and Australia was presented to us….

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2014-15 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Experiential learning opens the mind to more than a classroom setting can achieve  

December 8, 2014

Thomas Koller, the Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: When people ask me about my experience studying abroad in Fiji and North Queensland and Sydney, I hesitate. I hesitate not because I did not enjoy the experience (this would be a complete and utter lie); I hesitate because their question conjures feelings of joy, excitement, euphoria, bliss, and exhilaration. I immediately…

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2014-15 Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: The Last Best Place: New Zealand hands down

September 1, 2014

Evan Tipton, the Grizzlies Abroad marketing intern, writes: “What is your favorite place?” Is a question you hear a lot as a professional in the travel and tourism industry. Every time I hear it, I give the same heartfelt answer, “The South Island of New Zealand, hands down.” During the winter of 2010-11, I got to spend five weeks in…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Ohio State culminates in Australia with powerful and fun experiences on the Great Barrier Reef

June 27, 2014

Amanda Ferguson, 2014 North Queensland student blogger, writes: Thursday, May 29 If being in Australia wasn’t magical enough, swimming with Nemo and his friends certainly was far more than I could have imagined. I think many of my classmates would agree that while every event on this trip has been spectacular, they’ve all been stops on the road to the…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Farmstay provides Aussie culture while Outback delivers amazing stargazing

June 25, 2014

Amanda Ferguson, 2014 North Queensland student blogger, writes: Thursday, May 22 G’day, mates! After the farmstay, I now have an accent! I’m just kidding, I still sound very American, but on the Atherton Tablelands with my host family was a chance to hear a variety of the local lingo. “Keen as mustard” meaning smart and enthusiastic and “bloke” instead of…

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