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2015-16 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Field Notes, New Zealand & Sydney, Postcard, Programs, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: An Aussie ending

February 11, 2016

Mackenzie Erickson, the Eagles Abroad Sustainability in Australia and New Zealand 2015-16 student blogger, writes: Australia was a blast! I can’t believe that my trip has come to an end and I am already back in Wisconsin. After leaving New Zealand we crossed the Tasman Sea to Australia. Here we had a short visit in Sydney where I saw the…

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2015-16 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: Sydney, Field Notes, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Aboriginal stories in the Blue Mountains

January 13, 2016

Rachael Lackenmier, the School of Visual Arts Down Under Visual Arts in Sydney 2015-16 student blogger, writes: Today we traveled two hours west to the Blue Mountains where we explored aboriginal culture, painted boomerangs, and hiked the trails with our tour guide Kathy.   We learned that every aboriginal painting tells a different story. Using symbols the indigenous people have developed…

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2015-16 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: Sydney, Field Notes, Postcard, Programs, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Lessons and The Rocks

January 12, 2016

Rachel Lackenmier, the School of Visual Arts Down Under Visual Arts in Sydney 2015-16 student blogger, writes: After approximately 30 hours of traveling through three airports, two countries, and across one ocean, the Penn State Visual Arts group has arrived in Sydney, Australia and we are more than ready to take on this city. So far on this trip I…

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2015-16 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: South Queensland, Field Notes, Postcard, Programs, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Arrival in the Outback and lessons from the Stolen Generation

January 6, 2016

Christine Oksas, the University of Illinois Health and Diversity in Sydney and South Australia 2015-16 student blogger, writes: The vast, dry, rust-colored land here in Australia has seen so much history – some of the oldest in the world. Though at times it may be sad and hard to hear, learning about the history of Australia’s Aboriginal population has been…

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2015-16 Student Blogs, Australia, Programs, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Snakes and Planes in South Australia

January 3, 2016

Christine Oksas, the University of Illinois Health and Diversity in Sydney and South Australia 2015-16 student blogger, writes: “If anyone does get bitten, we will have access to an anti-venom,” these were the words from our guide during our pre-departure Skype with AUIP staff. I briefly wondered what I’d got myself into, but quickly returned to being excited at the…

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2015-16 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Sydney, New Zealand, New Zealand & Sydney, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: A winter-term packed full of adventure

December 24, 2015

Mackenzie Erickson, the Eagles Abroad sustainability in Australia and New Zealand 2015-16 student blogger, writes: As the weather up north gets colder, I am brushing the dust off my summer dresses and sandals. Why you ask? Because next week I will be boarding a plane to Australia and New Zealand, anticipating an experience of a lifetime. Hello everyone! My name…

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2015-16 Interns, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Fiji, Green Living, Postcard, Programs, Student Perspective, Uncategorized

Student Perspective: A new outlook on the Great Barrier Reef

December 15, 2015

Hannah Wannamaker, the Florida Down Under marketing intern writes: Generally, when people think of the Great Barrier Reef they picture a colorful paradise teeming with fish and coral, something similar to a scene from Finding Nemo. Growing up in Florida, I was no exception having dived my fair share of coral reefs. I believed The Great Barrier Reef would pale…

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2015-16 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: What we Learned

December 11, 2015

Chris Radinsky, the Baylor in Australia marketing intern writes: “How was your summer?”, “How was Australia?” These are the questions I was asked repeatedly upon returning from my study abroad. My response was simple. Studying abroad in Australia was the most amazing learning experience I have ever had. From snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, to walking through the Daintree…

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2015-16 Interns, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Living for Adventure

December 10, 2015

Cedar Richardson, the Tigers Abroad marketing intern writes:   Adventure: Something we all dreamed about as children, but most of us lose track of as we grow older. As a freshman at Clemson University, I was approached with the opportunity to travel across the world to learn about sustainability in North Queensland and New Zealand with my fellow Tigers. Little…

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2014-15 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Postcard, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Studying beyond the surface in North Queensland

May 20, 2015

Katie Armstrong, the Buckeyes Abroad North Queensland Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural Environment 2015 student blogger, writes: It was during my junior year of high school that I really began to appreciate the value of education and knowledge. While I have always been motivated to maintain good grades, like many high-school students I followed a pattern of memorizing, testing,…

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