If you’re coming to New Zealand on one of AUIP’s Wintermester programs here’s a few ‘choice’ phrases that will help you get by and avoid those truly baffling moments when a kiwi (the colloquial name for someone from New Zealand) starts talking to you about eating pineapple lumps in a bach. We have been scouring the web for translations and…
Continue readingHannah Strange, Florida Down Under marketing intern, writes about the necessary shoes to pack for study abroad: Like most girls, I have a bit of a thing for shoes. Ballet flats, flip-flops, high heels, sneakers…you name it, I have it. Put it this way: I just bought a THIRD shoe rack for my apartment. Of course having too many shoes…
Continue readingDr. Jess Ponting, pictured left, one of AUIP’s newest faculty to come on board with our programs, has been busy opening The Center for Surf Research at San Diego State University. The Center, which is said to be the first of its kind in the world, launched in September at San Diego State University. The focus, initially, will be studying the impact of…
Continue readingAlyse Horn, Lions Abroad marketing intern shares her tips on packing for a study abroad program: Rookie mistake: waiting until the night before you leave to pack. That is exactly what I did before leaving for New Zealand and it took five hours just to find everything. Out of all the things I ended up bringing with me, my Osprey HydraForm Reservoir and Northface hiking shoes…
Continue readingAUIP’s Managing Director, Laura Sessions, wrote in her last blog about her visit to the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Gorillas are the main reason most tourists visit Rwanda, but Laura found the country has so much more to offer. After the horrific genocide of 1994, which led to the deaths of about 800,000 people over the course of just ten…
Continue readingThis month’s highlighted alumnus is Joe Phillips, pictured right diving on the Great Barrier Reef, who went on the North Queensland program in 2006 with Virginia Tech. Joe now works for ChildFund International as the Americas Regional Human Resource Manager and is temporarily based in Panama. His regular position is Global Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) Specialist and, since starting…
Continue readingCredit cards are a mandatory item for any AUIP program. They are invaluable in emergencies, for cash advances (although there are usually high interest charges for cash advances) and you will often need them for checking into hotels and for buying things online (like a new airline ticket as you won’t want to leave the South Pacific!) Most major credit…
Continue readingChris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, shares some interesting facts about house plants: House plants can be much more than glorified book ends or decorative objects. Although they can be quite attractive, house plants can serve a much more important role with your health. These green machines have been shown to clean the air and improve inhabitant’s health. Studies have shown that house plants remove…
Continue readingAUIP’s Managing Director, Laura Sessions, recently spent six weeks exploring the cultures and wildlife of East Africa, and the highlight of the trip was the chance to see wild mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park, northern Rwanda. There are only about 800 mountain gorillas left in the world, and about one-third of these live in the Virunga Mountains of…
Continue readingIt doesn’t seem like six weeks ago that the team at AUIP were eagerly anticipating the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony and the beginning of the biggest competition ever to be held in New Zealand. Now here we are approaching finals weekend and our very own All Blacks are in the final against our old rugby foes, France! Since securing the spot in the final by beating…
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