Hannah Strange, the University of Florida marketing intern, writes about her experience at Cape Tribulation in North Queensland: This may sound a little naïve, but I had never really pictured Australia as a country with amazing rainforests. To me, rainforests were in Asia, central Africa and South America, but Australia? Not really. Boy was I wrong. One of the last stops…
Continue readingVisitors to New Zealand generally find it a bit strange that we call whitebait a delicacy. The uncooked whitebait are slimy and transparent so it is no surprise that foreigners react with disgust at the thought of eating these tiny fish. Catching the “white gold” is also a tricky business. The most common method of catching whitebait is to use…
Continue readingKasha Patel, the Deacons Abroad marketing intern, writes about her experience on a farm stay in South Queensland: One of the memories I cherish the most from my study abroad experience in Australia is my farm stay in Dalby. One other girl, Adrienne, and I stayed with a 65 year old lady named Shirley who lived on a cattle farm….
Continue readingOn a recent trip to Auckland, AUIP’s Sheena visited the West Coast beach of Muriwai. Muriwai is approximately 45 minutes north-west of Auckland city centre but it feels like a different world. It is a 60km beach with rolling black sand dunes and a roaring surf which has keen surfers dotting the water. The real treat though wasn’t the dramatic…
Continue readingBowen Humphreys, Grizzlies Abroad marketing intern, writes about his tips for lunch out in the field: Lunch is commonly (in my opinion) the overlooked meal. You don’t really think about it until you are hungry, which is why students can run the risk of blowing all of their savings on lunches. Here are a couple of tips to make sure…
Continue readingChris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, shares some tips on how to stay dry whilst in the field: Unavoidably we were rained on while in the rain forest in North Queensland. To prevent you and your pack from getting soaked, I recommend packing a few little items to keep yourself dry and comfortable. First, it may seem obvious, but I…
Continue readingIf you have been on one of AUIP’s New Zealand or Australia programs then you will have undoubtedly come across Tim Tams. For those of you that have not had the pleasure, Tim Tam’s are a brand of chocolate cookie currently manufactured by Arnott’s in Australia. A Tim Tam is made up of two layers of chocolate malted cookie, traditionally separated by a light chocolate…
Continue readingNoah, pictured below, participated in the Oregon State University North Queensland and Fiji program in 2007, and graduated magna cum laude from Oregon State University in 2008 with a degree in Fisheries & Wildlife Science, minoring in Art . Since then he has gone on to work as the Associate Editor of the American Birding Association’s Birding magazine, authored the…
Continue readingAmanda Wilson, Hokies Abroad marketing intern, participated in the Antarctica Program last year and is heading back again this year as a teaching assistant. She writes: As girly as it may sound, the first thought I had after realizing I was going to Antarctica was, “What do I wear?” Antarctica is the coldest and windiest continent on Earth so I…
Continue readingHigh in the skies of the South Pacific there has been a wondrous sight over the past few weeks. Check out this video that shows the stunning view of the aurora australis which was taken on September 11 as the International Space Station descended over eastern Australia, then changed direction to pass just east of New Zealand. It was created from…
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