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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
2017-18 Student Blogs, Field Notes, New Zealand, New Zealand & Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Christchurch architecture to Wellington’s chocolate industry – by Samantha Moran, University of Montana

February 5, 2018

Samantha Moran, student blogger from the University of Montana’s Business Sustainability study abroad program, writes about her travels from Christchurch to Wellington, New Zealand: Hi All! This is Samantha Moran again, and I love world travel. This last week has been amazing! We were able to visit Christchurch, Kaikoura, Motueka, and Wellington. I find Christchurch incredibly inspiring. Christchurch was hit…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Antarctica, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Student Perspective: Travel Tips for Antarctica – by Maya Johnson, Virginia Tech

January 29, 2018

Maya Johnson, AUIP’s Antarctica student blogger, shares her tips for those travelling to Antarctica in the future. She writes:   Pack tons of layers! The most important thing in Antarctica (especially during their summer) is to remember that the weather is going to change. Especially if you’re being active you want to be able to take layers off or put…

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2017 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Advice for a First-Time International Traveler – by Caleb Wilson, MTSU

January 26, 2018

Caleb Wilson, MTSU’s Blue Raiders Down Under Marketing Intern, shares 4 top tips for anyone travelling internationally. Caleb writes:   Traveling outside of the United States for the first time can make people experience many different emotions. There is stress (both healthy and unhealthy), excitement, anxiety and many more feelings that can arise from leaving your home and staying in…

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2017 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Field Notes, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Magnetic Island encompasses the true heart of Australia – by Ethan Boroughs, University of Richmond

January 22, 2018

Ethan Boroughs, from the University of Richmond, talks about his experience of Magnetic Island in Australia’s North Queensland. He writes: One of my favorite places that I visited in Australia was Magnetic Island, a small but special piece of land off of the eastern coast of North Queensland. While we were there, we stayed in Bungalow Bay Koala Village, which…

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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

January 15, 2018

Kimberly Kenny Education and Outreach Officer International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) AUIP alumnus: Antarctica, 2011 Kim Kenny’s 2011 study abroad journey to Antarctica with AUIP was an important event in her career trajectory. The program was her first experience of travelling on a research vessel and her first experience studying abroad, and now just two years out of college she…

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2017 Interns, Field Notes, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: The impact of natural disasters – by Madi Dale, University of Florida

January 12, 2018

Madison Dale, from the University of Florida, explains why she enjoyed learning about New Zealand’s natural disasters, and the lasting impact of the Christchurch Earthquakes. She writes: When reflecting on the past year, one of the events that stands out to me is the massive amounts of natural disasters our region experienced, namely the hurricanes Irma and Harvey. As with…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Field Notes, New Zealand, New Zealand & Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Samantha Moran writes about her first week in New Zealand

January 11, 2018

Samantha Moran, student blogger from the University of Montana’s Business Sustainability study abroad program, writes about her first week of travel in New Zealand. Stay tuned for the next chapter! Hey All! This is Samantha Moran again, and I love world travel. So today is day eight. Our first stop was in Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world. It…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, New Zealand & Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Samantha Moran, student blogger from University of Montana

January 8, 2018

Introducing Samantha Moran, student blogger from the University of Montana’s Business Sustainability study abroad program in New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. Samantha wrote her pre-departure blog post in December, stay tuned for updates as she is currently travelling! Hi All! My name is Samantha Moran. I am a senior Business Management major at the University of Montana and I love…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Antarctica, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: A True Christmas in Antarctica

January 5, 2018

Maya Johnson, AUIP’s Antarctica student blogger, writes from aboard the Akademik Ioffe: On Christmas Eve it finally hit a couple of students that they weren’t going to be home with their families for the holidays. Especially for college students, holidays are a special time to be with your family and friends at home, but the ship staff did not disappoint…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Antarctica, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Christmas in Antarctica!

December 27, 2017

Maya Johnson, AUIP’s Antarctica student blogger, writes via satellite wifi from aboard the Akademik Ioffe: Happy Holidays! Today is Christmas, so we have a brief break from our daily excursions. This morning we went to do a polar plunge into the Antarctic water and we won’t go to our next Zodiac excursion until later. On the ship, I only have…

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