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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, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Suitcase: A guide to picking a suitable digital camera and knowing when to take photos

October 10, 2012

Hannah Strange, the Florida Down Under marketing intern, writes: When leaving the house the majority of us will do a quick check of essentials; wallet, phone, and keys. When going on a trip we add a couple of things to that list, our passport and the absolutely crucial, necessary, cannot-live-without-it gadget: our camera. Whether it be a DSLR, digital, or…

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: South Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Experiential study abroad allows hands-on, memorable studies

October 7, 2012

Krysta Frye, the Deacons Abroad marketing intern, shares her program experiences and excitement to tell others about the opportunity to study abroad in Australia with Wake Forest University: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOq0tsfAV1g?list=UUB5bJv3jXOXtBYd9xNR_Jtg&hl=en_US&w=560&h=315]

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Library, Student Perspective

Library: Rabbit-Proof Fence depicts part of Stolen Generations in Australia

October 4, 2012

Tessa Arnold, the Hokies Abroad marketing intern, writes: Before you travel to Australia, take 94 minutes of your time to watch the powerful film, Rabbit-Proof Fence. Based on a true story, this movie is set in Western Australia in the year 1931 and focuses on shameful history in Australia where “half-caste” Aboriginal children were taken by force from their families…

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Guest lecturers and research bring coursework relevant to experience

October 2, 2012

Annalise Kelleher, the Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, writes: I never thought I would spend my summer snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef! This past summer, I challenged myself in so many ways. I spent my days hiking through the Daintree Rainforest, camping in the Outback and boating out into the Pacific Ocean to explore the Great Barrier Reef. After all…

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Fiji, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: South Pacific study abroad provides enlightening experiences

September 29, 2012

Tiffany Kascak, the Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: Who can say they lived in a Fijian village or snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef? Not to mention went ziplining in the oldest rainforest on Earth and camped in the Outback as well. These experiences had such an invigorating effect on me! My study abroad experience this past summer traveling to Fiji…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Snapshot: Sydney provides ideal post-program travel destination

September 28, 2012

Following her time on the 2012 North Queensland Sustainability program, one of our student bloggers Hannah Cohan from Buckeyes Abroad spent a week traveling from Cairns to Sydney by bus. En route, she stopped by the Gold Coast in Queensland for some surfing before eventually ending up in Sydney. Here are some memorable photos Hannah took during her Sydney touring and…

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2012-13 Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: New Zealand provides experiences that you’ll never forget

September 26, 2012

Brett Davis, the Eagles Abroad marketing intern, writes: Last winter break I was lucky enough to study abroad on the New Zealand & Sydney: Humans, Business, and the Environment program through the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. I say lucky for many reasons, but mostly because I had knee surgery one week before my trip; ouchy! You can’t imagine…

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2012-13 Interns, Antarctica, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Northern Territory, Australia: South Queensland, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Suitcase: Tips for selecting your next study abroad program

September 25, 2012

Hannah Strange, the Florida Down Under marketing intern for a second year, writes: At the beginning of another school year I, along with many of you, am facing a huge decision: what shall I do next summer? While for me it may regrettably involve that whole ‘finding a job’ thing instead of traveling across another continent, many of you may…

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2012-13 Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: People on study abroad program became best friends by end

September 24, 2012

Robert Smith, the Wolfpack Abroad marketing intern, writes: The study abroad experience I had in the South Island of New Zealand was incredible. Everything from the landscapes to the local people really made it the trip of a lifetime. One thing that made the whole trip memorable was the people that studied alongside me. We shared the same adventure and…

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2012-13 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: North Queensland alumna expresses passion for education abroad

September 21, 2012

Tessa Arnold, the Hokies Abroad marketing intern, writes: Hello everyone! My name is Tessa Arnold, and I am so excited to represent AUIP and Hokies Abroad at Virginia Techas the new marketing intern. In summer 2011, I traveled out of the country for the first time in my entire life to North Queensland, Australia to study abroad. What an amazing…

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