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Australia, Australia: Sydney, Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Student Perspective, Travel, Uncategorized

Student Perspective: Finding a New Home In A Far Away Place - by Paige Garpstas, Penn State University

Paige Garpstas, from The Pennsylvania State University, explains her time abroad and all that it taught her. She writes:...
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Alumni Updates, New Zealand, Travel, What Next

Alumni Update: Amanda Carter's career shaped by her Virginia Tech study abroad experiences

Amanda Carter Virginia Tech AUIP alumnus: Sustaining Humans and the Environment, Australia, 2009 Sustaining the Fragile Continent, Antarctica, 2010...
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Australia, Australia: Northern Territory, Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Student Perspective, Travel, Uncategorized

Student Perspective: Telling a Story - by Brooke Burkhart, Penn State University

Brooke Burkhart, from the Penn State University, explains why she enjoyed creating art and learning about the history of...
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Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Shoestring Budget, Student Perspective, Travel

How to Find (and Get!) Scholarships for Your Study Abroad Program by Emma Rafferty, Virginia Tech

Emma Rafferty, from Virginia Tech, talks about Study Abroad Scholarships. She writes: It’s no secret that college comes with...
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Alumni Updates, Antarctica, What Next

Alumni Update: Kimberly Kenny sets sail for Antarctica once again, this time in a professional role

Kimberly Kenny Education and Outreach Officer International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) AUIP alumnus: Antarctica, 2011 Kim Kenny’s 2011 study...
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Australia, Australia: Sydney, Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Student Perspective, Travel, Uncategorized
Student Perspective: Finding a New Home In A Far Away Place - by Paige Garpstas, Penn State University
Alumni Updates, New Zealand, Travel, What Next
Alumni Update: Amanda Carter's career shaped by her Virginia Tech study abroad experiences
Australia, Australia: Northern Territory, Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Student Perspective, Travel, Uncategorized
Student Perspective: Telling a Story - by Brooke Burkhart, Penn State University
Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Shoestring Budget, Student Perspective, Travel
How to Find (and Get!) Scholarships for Your Study Abroad Program by Emma Rafferty, Virginia Tech
Alumni Updates, Antarctica, What Next
Alumni Update: Kimberly Kenny sets sail for Antarctica once again, this time in a professional role
2012-13 Interns, Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Suitcase: Simple tips for saving money whilst abroad

November 28, 2012

Robert Smith, the Wolfpack Abroad marketing intern, writes: A lot of people agree that traveling is an exciting experience, and those same people would also agree that it is not exactly low-cost. So, I offer you my few simple money saving tips for studying abroad on a budget: Know the currency – The destination’s currency is something to keep an…

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Antarctica, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, News Brief, Student Perspective

News Brief: Obtain blogging experience on Wintermester study abroad

November 26, 2012

If you’re headed abroad on an AUIP Wintermester program to Antarctica or Australia and New Zealand this December, then be sure to apply for a student blogger position. Our student bloggers supply the Student Perspective content on this blog and share with our entire study abroad community about their experiences. In 2011 alone, the AUIP blog was viewed over 11,000…

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Library, Suitcase

Suitcase: Tackle your aerophobia

November 21, 2012

Did you know that the fear of flying, known as aerophobia, is the second biggest fear in the U.S. after public speaking? Are you one of the many people with aerophobia? Well, you aren’t alone in that category. Despite all the flights our AUIP team takes each year, two of our staffers have serious aerophobia. For one of them, turbulence…

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New Zealand, News Brief

News Brief: Lonely Planet awards Christchurch sixth spot in top 10 cities list for its 2013 Best in Travel

November 12, 2012

It’s hard to believe that a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated Christchurch in February 2011 and now the rebuilding city has received a coveted spot on Lonely Planet’s top cities list. But that’s exactly the case for the resilient Garden City. As the only New Zealand city on the list, Christchurch gained the sixth place in Lonely Planet’s top 10 cities…

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: South Queensland, Student Perspective, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Lady Elliot Island provides ideal classroom for Great Barrier Reef environmental epiphany

November 2, 2012

Krysta Frye, the Deacons Abroadmarketing intern, discusses her time on Lady Elliot Island in South Queensland, Australia and what she learned from the Great Barrier Reef:   If you’re like the old me, when you think of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef you imagine little Nemo swimming through beautiful underwater jungles, pristine seas, and dynamic corals that extend miles into the…

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New Zealand, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Seal pups demonstrate their cuteness in Ohau Stream near Kaikoura

October 31, 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsn-gPhiDo?list=UUB5bJv3jXOXtBYd9xNR_Jtg&hl=en_US&w=560&h=315] Video transcript: Look a seal pup in the face and try to restrain yourself from audibly saying “awwww.” It’s just not possible. Well, at least it wasn’t possible for our team on a recent trip to the Ohau Stream Walk outside of Kaikoura, New Zealand. Just north of Ohau Point seal colony is Ohau Stream where mother seals…

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2012 Student Blogs, 2012-13 Interns, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Suitcase: Select hassle-free rain gear, footwear and luggage

October 24, 2012

Robert Smith, the Wolfpack Abroad marketing intern, writes: Studying abroad in the South Pacific is amazing, but there is something to keep in mind when preparing to travel abroad: It is important to be equipped with the right gear. You will be seeing and doing countless exciting things, so you do not want to worry about getting wet, wearing uncomfortable…

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Study abroad classmates become friends, family and roommates

October 16, 2012

Jordan Pringle, the Grizzlies Abroad marketing intern, writes: Hi! My name is Jordan Pringle, and I am the new University of Montana Grizzlies Abroad Marketing Intern. I made everlasting friendships last winter when I studied abroad in New Zealand and Sydney over our winter-session semester. I am beyond excited to share my memories and stories with you. At first, I…

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