Does your study abroad program begin next week in Australia or Fiji or soon in New Zealand? If so, we expect you’re making some last-minute trips to Target or REI for gear listed on your packing list. While your student handbook provides a thorough packing list, we enlisted some program alumni to provide their insights on packing. We asked our…
Continue readingRobert Smith, the Wolfpack Abroad marketing intern, writes: Anyone traveling to New Zealand on an AUIP program or interested in the native people known as the Maori should take the time to watch the film “Whale Rider.” Set in modern day New Zealand, the film displays some of the beautiful scenery and locations of New Zealand’s North Island, and it…
Continue readingAs summer programs start in the coming weeks, AUIP seeks program participants to serve as bloggers to share their experiences with our expansive audience. With everyone from current, alumni and prospective students to parents, faculty and staff, our readers span a diverse range of people. Thus, bloggers will be able to reach this community with accounts from the field of…
Continue readingTiffany Kascak, the Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: Free time is a very important time, especially while studying abroad. This is a time where you have more opportunity for your own choices, creativity and learning outside of the course curriculum. Most students divide free time into one of the following categories: being active, relaxing or catching up on coursework. Here…
Continue readingBrett Davis, the Eagles Abroad marketing intern, writes: Not only is studying abroad an extremely positive experience from a personal standpoint, but an abroad experience can give you a leg up on others when applying to future jobs. Employers seek job candidates with international knowledge, strong references and local contacts. Recently, I attended a career fair to meet with potential…
Continue readingKrysta Frye, the Deacons Abroad marketing intern, sent us this photo of Carnarvon Gorge and remembers this portion of the South Queensland, Australia program saying, “After a couple of nights in the Gold Coast, Noosa and with an amazing family on our Dalby farmstay, we traveled to a remote area of Queensland to explore Carnarvon Gorge. Carnarvon was easily one…
Continue readingLast week, our Buckeyes Abroad intern reflected on the environmental consciousness she took home with her from studying abroad in Australia. We’re always pleased when students retain valuable knowledge and implement it upon returning home. Our Wolfpack Abroad intern, Robert Smith, also learned the same concepts while studying in New Zealand and shares this: Many of us understand that we…
Continue readingAnnalise Kelleher, the Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, writes: Before I left for Australia, I knew the program’s general theme but didn’t know many details about the subject of “Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural Environment.” I had never considered myself an environmentalist, and I never thought much about my natural surroundings. I knew that I was going to learn the…
Continue readingHannah Strange, the Florida Down Under marketing intern, writes: For many students one of the most nerve-racking things about going on a study abroad is the completely terrifying… homestay. Doesn’t sound very intimidating does it? While a homestay is something to which many students look forward, many introverts (such as myself) find the idea of staying with a strange family…
Continue readingWhat activities do you typically do on Christmas Day? Maybe you open presents with family and friends, sit around a fire or enjoy a feast. But what about going sea kayaking? Well, that’s exactly what some students on our Antarctica program did on Christmas Day! Laurel Speed, a SUNY Orange student, created this video about the group’s kayaking adventure. With…
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