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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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AUIP Students at Balancing Rock
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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2017 Student Blogs, Customized Program, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Windy Wellington and Mahinawa Specialist School

June 20, 2017

Lauren Fenyes, the University of North Texas College of Education student blogger writes: Our first set of school visits was, in my opinion, quite successful! In our “Special Learners in Oceania” study abroad group, we bring a full range of academic and professional experience. Some students work on a regular basis in schools for students with Autism, some are employed…

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

Student Perspective: The City and Accessibility

June 17, 2017

Lauren Fenyes, the University of North Texas Special Learners in Oceania student blogger, writes: Kia Ora! Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand! After a long 15-hour flight, we have finally all arrived in the beautiful but very windy Wellington. Our first couple days in the city were spent orienting ourselves to the surrounding area. Several students and I hiked up Mount…

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

Student Perspective: Wallaman Falls World Heritage Site

June 15, 2017

McKenna Scott, a Baylor University Sustainability in North Queensland student blogger, writes: The things we choose to experience are the the backbone of who we are. This past week, I had a chance to do something that stretched me physically, but left me awestruck in the end. Let me start out by saying, yes, I am a Recreation major, but no, that does…

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2017 Student Blogs, Australia, Customized Program, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

June 12, 2017

Jessica Fong, Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes: We are only halfway through our program, and yet have already experienced so much of Australia. On Thursday, our group snorkeled with John Rumney and the staff from Calypso Reef Charters at Opal Reef, which was about an hour and a half by boat from Port Douglas. Opal Reef…

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2017 Student Blogs, Australia, Customized Program, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: A lesson in Australian wildlife

June 10, 2017

Jessica Fong, Arizona State University’s Barrett in Australia student blogger, writes: Ever since I was accepted into the Barrett in Australia program, all I’ve been able to think about is what it would be like to experience Australian wildlife up close and personal. As we began our travels in Melbourne, I didn’t expect to see any native fauna until we…

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