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Hannah Cohan, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Day 3 in Australia! Right now I’m on Magnetic Island, with thirteen minutes left to go on my internet…aaaaand there’s a spider on the mouse pad. This is going to be more difficult than I thought… /mute thud/ Now that that’s out of the way, on to business! ***DISCLAIMER: I didn’t…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Wednesday, June 6 Today we arrived at our second last location: a homey place called “On the Wallaby.” It’s a backpacker’s lodge with probably the friendliest staff we’ve encountered so far. This was evident as soon as we arrived when Tracy (one of the employees) greeted us with smiles, jokes, and…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Saturday, June 2 Finally! A place that feels like home. Today we arrived at our farm stays, and it has been quite a comforting experience thus far. I’m with the four other male students on a 260 acre property that has been owned by this family since 1985. Upon arrival this…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: The first thing on the agenda today was a trip to the Canopy Crane Research Station. After a thorough briefing of all the plants and animals on the site that could harm us (this is customary in Australia) we broke into groups and participated in tree measurement and analysis. The research…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Today was very active. We went to the Daintree Discovery Centre and had a guided tour. Something really interesting that I learned on this tour is that the canopy provides structural support to the trees. The roots of these trees only go about 6-12 inches into the ground because only the…
Continue readingGeorge Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Saturday May 26 I don’t have a bucket list (maybe I should), but if I did, snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef probably would have been on it. In which case, I could now cross it off! That’s right, today was our first day at The Reef for data collection and…
Continue readingKerri Malone, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: I was aware that a trip to New Zealand would require a personal surrender to cold weather, endless spouts of rain, and spurts of sunshine, but snow? The trip is now at a very near end, and we are surrounded by a camp park blanketed in white, as well as…
Continue readingLily Hislop, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: At 7:30 this morning everyone sat around our faculty member, with a pill in our hands, waiting with baited breath. We were supposed to go on a dolphin swim today, and at 7:30 exactly we find out if the trip can go on or not, depending on the weather. And…
Continue readingLily Hislop, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: Today might have been my favorite day. We left Nelson, but not before having a lovely hot breakfast. On our drive to Kaikoura our professor had us stop at a very special waterfall. We walked up a little mountain path that ran parallel to a stream. And then “Oh my…
Continue readingBowen Humphreys, Grizzlies Abroad marketing intern, writes: Since so many of the courses offered by AUIP involve sustainability, many students and program alumni seek sustainable ideas and products for traveling abroad. These are my ideas to help you reduce your impact while traveling. BYOB: Bring Your Own Bottles Instead of using up all sorts of travel shampoo bottles and bottled…
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