Alyse Horn, 2011 New Zealand student blogger, writes: The sites just keep getting better. On Tuesday, Penn State and Virginia Tech explored the wilderness of Aoraki Mt. Cook National Park. The mountains don’t even look real. I just want to reach out and touch them, but even after a four-hour hike they are unattainable. During our day hike it was…
Continue readingAlyssa Lai, 2011 North Queensland student blogger, writes: We’re in Yungaburra still, and yesterday, we spent almost five hours hiking the steepest hills I have ever seen. We trudged through huge, muddy puddles, sticking to the sides of the trail, clinging for our dear lives to trees and bushes to avoid getting wet and muddy. (It didn’t work. Hence, the…
Continue readingWhile studying abroad you’ll certainly want to acquaint yourself with all the various parts of town. And maximizing your free time requires some transportation faster than your own two legs at times. Cue the latest mode of public transport in Brisbane for our South Queensland students: CityCycle. Brisbane’s public bike hire scheme recently opened the 100th station, making the bikes…
Continue readingAlyssa Lai, 2011 North Queensland student blogger, writes: We’ve been on the move again! We left Magnetic Island, or Maggie Island as the locals call it, and drove about five hours to Yungaburra. We’re staying at this cute little backpackers lodge called On the Wallaby. On the way there, we stopped by Millaa Millaa Falls, pictured right, where the Herbal…
Continue readingAlyssa Lai, 2011 North Queensland student blogger, writes: G’day, mates! (I still have to get used to being called ‘mate’ all the time!) We have spent the past four days on BEAUTIFUL Magnetic Island, pictured left. I still can’t describe how breathtaking the scenery is here. It’s definitely nothing you can find in the United States. There are several hiking…
Continue readingAlyse Horn, 2011 New Zealand student blogger, writes: Traveling to New Zealand is a task within itself. After leaving from Newark Airport in New Jersey at 5 a.m. on Monday, I finally made it to Christchurch, New Zealand with my group around 5 p.m. Wednesday. The time difference here has really taken a toll on my body, as I find…
Continue readingWhat’s been read over 8,000 times? This AUIP blog, of course! Here are some fast facts about our blog: We have 146 posts to date, including this one. Our highest traffic day thus far was October 15, 2010, the day after we announced the 2010 Photo Contest winners with this News Brief entry. We just introduced a new category titled…
Continue readingAdrienne Wilson, 2011 South Queensland student blogger, writes: Hello there, world! My name is Adrienne, and you’re about to join me on an amazing 24-day journey into the glorious depths of South Queensland, Australia. What adventures I can share with you depends on the course syllabus provided by AUIP, the weather, my health, and how much pocket money my parents…
Continue readingAlyssa Lai, 2011 North Queensland student blogger, writes: Hello everyone! Finally after almost what feels like a whole week of traveling, we’ve arrived! Our journey was a little chaotic, but we made it! We were lucky enough to fly on the inaugural Qantas flight from the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport to Brisbane, so we got to catch a little party,…
Continue readingAlyse Horn, 2011 New Zealand student blogger, writes: Finally, I have been blessed with the chance to experience the most diverse country in the world: New Zealand. During my freshman year of high school, my then English teacher gave our class an assignment to research the different countries in the world and write an essay on our dream country to…
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