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Student Perspective: Through a Snowy Lens by Kennedy Fast, Washington State University

Kennedy reflects on how their experience abroad shaped their mindset. They write as follows: I think it fitting to...
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Antarctica, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: A Day on the M/V Ushuaia by Kennedy Fast, Washington State University

One of the best parts of the day is the outings! You’ll know what you’re doing because each evening...
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Australia, Customized Program, Field Notes, Marketing Interns, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: Study Abroad With Me in Australia! - by Emma Royce, The Ohio State University

Emma shares some of her favorite photos from her time studying Human Impacts on the Environment in Australia in...
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Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: What I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad by Allie Thompson, Baylor University

Allie reflects on what she learnt and gives advice that might help future students in New Zealand, she writes:...
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Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective, Suitcase, Travel

Student Perspective: Auckland Through My Digital Lens by Amina Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Amina reflects on her study abroad experience and how her digital camera helped her capture the unforgettable beauty of...
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Antarctica, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel
Student Perspective: Through a Snowy Lens by Kennedy Fast, Washington State University
Antarctica, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel
Student Perspective: A Day on the M/V Ushuaia by Kennedy Fast, Washington State University
Australia, Customized Program, Field Notes, Marketing Interns, Student Perspective, Travel
Student Perspective: Study Abroad With Me in Australia! - by Emma Royce, The Ohio State University
Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel
Student Perspective: What I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad by Allie Thompson, Baylor University
Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective, Suitcase, Travel
Student Perspective: Auckland Through My Digital Lens by Amina Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective, Suitcase

Student Perspective: Student assesses journey of his first international flight

May 24, 2012

George Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: May 18 One hour and thirteen minutes until my first of three flights. I can’t believe I’m already in transit! It feels like only yesterday I found out about study abroad and thought “Australia?! That’d be cool!” Now I’m sitting in the airport with a backpack and a camera thinking “Wow,…

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2012 Student Blogs, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Albatrosses to yellow-eyed penguins to fur seal pups call Otago Peninsula home

May 22, 2012

Lily Hislop, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: So I’m writing this post in the rain, at six o’clock in the morning, in the middle of Dunedin, New Zealand‘s town square. This blog post probably could have waited for a more suitable time and place, but I really wanted to get my thoughts down as soon as I…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Student leaves speed of U.S. for adventure in New Zealand and Sydney

May 21, 2012

Sam Florio, 2012 New Zealand & Sydney Sustainability student blogger, writes: What is the most difficult part about going on a trip across the world? Packing everything into only one suitcase. I wish I were kidding. But I know that isn’t going to be the only challenge surrounding a trip to New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. There is so much…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Great Barrier Reef will be more mindblowing than an eight-lane highway

May 18, 2012

George Hayward, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Greetings! My name is George Hayward, and I just finished my junior year at Penn State. Despite the plethora of good times in Happy Valley, I’m glad to be done for the year, primarily because of a highly anticipated study abroad trip this summer. Today I’m headed to North Queensland for…

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2012 Student Blogs, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Individuals experience culture differently

May 16, 2012

Kerri Malone, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: Hello, my name is Kerri Malone, and I a student studying Urban Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am very interested in arts programming and have a natural fascination with culture. Usually the term “culture” can be an ambiguous concept. How do we define it or even begin…

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Library: Aussie woman jams out on the spoons to The Black Keys

May 15, 2012

Traveling in Australia on programs or individually, our staff continually meets unique and genuine Aussies. Last week, we ran across this video, and it’s got us itching with excitement for all our summer students to head Down Under. While we don’t know the featured artist Deb Perry personally, she’s receiving worldwide acknowledgement from The Ellen DeGeneres Show to Australia’s Today…

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Antarctica, Library, Student Perspective

Library: Student video features Antarctica’s unique flora and fauna

May 11, 2012

When Virginia Tech student Amanda Wilson served as the teaching assistant for this past Antarctica program, she couldn’t restrain herself from taking thousands of photos of the region’s unique flora and fauna. Now Amanda has shared many of these photos with us in this breathtaking video. If you haven’t visited Antarctica yet, then this video will surely give you the…

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2012 Student Blogs, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: New Zealand student excited to see albatrosses and deer farm

May 10, 2012

Lily Hislop, 2012 New Zealand Adventure Tourism student blogger, writes: Prepare yourself, one and all, Gals and Galahads alike, for I, Lily Hislop, will soon be traveling abroad! I feel like “abroad” should be caps-locked and yelled from mountaintops with much distinctive echoing. Yes, that is right, I will soon get on a plane, another plane and then another plane…

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2012 Student Blogs, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Should Australia garner a new nickname?

May 9, 2012

Hannah Cohan, 2012 North Queensland Sustainability student blogger, writes: Hello blogosphere! Well, it’s early May, and the Australia program starts in mid-June. I should probably do some preparation or something. I still have the pre-departure essays to do, as well as lining up what I need to pack and taking my SCUBA refresher. The number one thing I’m looking forward…

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