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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Field Notes, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Magnetic Island’s Balding Bay is possibly the prettiest place ever

May 30, 2012

George Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: May 20 Yay! We officially landed in Brisbane, went through customs, claimed our luggage, took a shuttle bus to domestic flights, went through security and boarded our next plane – all in an hour and a half! Note to future students: our layover in Brisbane Airport was two hours. If yours…

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2011-12 Interns, Field Notes, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Field Notes: Food differences may cause culture shock

May 29, 2012

Bowen Humphreys, Grizzlies Abroad marketing intern, writes: When studying abroad, it is important to be aware of culture shock, which can come in several different ways. One way is the food that you eat. In New Zealand, I found there are several different easily recognized foods with a Kiwi twist that you might not expect. Hamburgers It doesn’t get any…

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2011-12 Interns, Field Notes, New Zealand, News Brief, Student Perspective

Field Notes: St. Arnaud Track brought student’s body, mind and soul completely alive

May 28, 2012

Alyse Horn, Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: It’s weird to think that one year ago I was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime in New Zealand. Now, I sit in disbelief because the memories made during my study abroad are still fresh in my mind. I can still hear our field guide, Dr. Pat Devlin, reciting the hoards of…

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2012 Student Blogs, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: New Zealand’s beauty makes your heart melt

May 25, 2012

Sam Florio, 2012 New Zealand & Sydney Sustainability student blogger, writes: I have to say, the near 30 hours of traveling weren’t terrible…I didn’t think it possible to entertain myself for 13 hours on a plane, but the outcome was here in the most BEAUTIFUL place on Earth, so I really can’t complain. So far I have visited Auckland, Dunedin,…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Student Perspective: Student assesses journey of his first international flight

May 24, 2012

George Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: May 18 One hour and thirteen minutes until my first of three flights. I can’t believe I’m already in transit! It feels like only yesterday I found out about study abroad and thought “Australia?! That’d be cool!” Now I’m sitting in the airport with a backpack and a camera thinking “Wow,…

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2012 Student Blogs, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Albatrosses to yellow-eyed penguins to fur seal pups call Otago Peninsula home

May 22, 2012

Lily 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…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Student leaves speed of U.S. for adventure in New Zealand and Sydney

May 21, 2012

Sam 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…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Great Barrier Reef will be more mindblowing than an eight-lane highway

May 18, 2012

George Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Greetings! My name is George Hayward, and I just finished my junior year at Penn State. Despite the plethora of good times in Happy Valley, I’m glad to be done for the year, primarily because of a highly anticipated study abroad trip this summer. Today I’m headed to North Queensland for…

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2012 Student Blogs, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Individuals experience culture differently

May 16, 2012

Kerri 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…

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