The idea of growing your own vegetables will appeal to many. Not only does it often work out cheaper, healthier (you know there are no strange chemicals in there) and more sustainable, but also you gain a sense of achievement when you pull out a carrot that you have grown and add it to your salad. However, we do know…
Continue readingDr. Lee Stoner, our Director of Academic Affairs writes: I recently came back from a visit to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). I was actually on site helping to start our new Exercise Physiology program at the Australian Institute of Sport. However, while there, four of the students (Trevor, Adam, Heeral and Mary) and I made some time…
Continue readingAlyse Horn, Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: Hello friends! My name is Alyse Horn and I’m representing myself for Pennsylvania State University as the AUIP/Lions Abroad Marketing Intern. I am thrilled to have been chosen as the student to represent these wonderful programs. I am going into my senior year at Penn State and am majoring in print journalism. The…
Continue readingProgram alumni, we know you are currently working, studying and traveling in unique, impressive places. And you are deserving of recognition for the successes you’ve gone on to achieve after studying abroad in the South Pacific. Thus, AUIP introduces the Alumni of the Month Award which will highlight one outstanding alumnus or alumna each month to be featured on the…
Continue reading[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZPdeUY2oQ] Amanda Wilson, Hokies Abroad marketing intern, writes: Hey, my name is Amanda Wilson and I am excited to be the new marketing intern for AUIP and Hokies Abroadat Virginia Tech. My educational background and passion is in wildlife sciences which is what first motivated me to study abroad. I wanted to see the unique wildlife that the world had…
Continue readingHannah Strange, Florida Down Under marketing intern, writes: It has been more than two years since I got back from my Florida Down Under programs. But I just found out I am the new FDU Marketing Intern and this has led me to procrastinate away most of the last week staring at pictures of my program on Facebook. With one…
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Continue readingChris Tom, Buckeyes Abroad marketing intern, writes: As I boarded the huge double-decker plane back to the States, I reflected on my month-long stay in Australia on the North Queensland program. The informative speakers, exceptional landscapes, and indigenous people and animals showed me much more than I expected. As part of the Buckeyes Abroad team, I am thrilled to share…
Continue readingKasha Patel, Deacons Abroad marketing intern, writes: College checklist: get free stuff from activity fairs, visit every fraternity house, pull an all-nighter, and…visit Australia? I never thought I would have the chance to visit Australia so early in my life, but now, after coming back from my month-long trip, I can’t really imagine a better time or way to visit…
Continue readingDr. Lee Stoner, our Director of Academic Affairs writes: I have just returned from spending eight days at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia. I was there for the first week of our new Exercise Physiology program. I had not been to Canberra before, so I was excited about the visit, but what excited me most was the…
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