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Antarctica, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: A Day on the M/V Ushuaia by Kennedy Fast, Washington State University

February 24, 2026

One of the best parts of the day is the outings! You’ll know what you’re doing because each evening there is a compulsory briefing where the ship staff explain the schedule for the next day, from wake-up times, weather forecasts, where you’ll be going, and what you’ll be doing, and timeframes for everything else you need to know. At your…

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Customized Program, Field Notes, Inspiration, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Stories, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: What I Wish I Knew Before Studying Abroad by Allie Thompson, Baylor University

July 17, 2025

Allie reflects on what she learnt and gives advice that might help future students in New Zealand, she writes: Hey there! I’m Allie Thompson and I went to New Zealand with Baylor University in Summer 2024. It was incredible and even though it has been over a year I am STILL thinking about all the ways it impacted me. However,…

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Student Perspective: A Day in the Life – Studying Film and Literature in New Zealand by Allie Thompson, Baylor University

June 12, 2025

Allie takes us along for a day on her study abroad program in New Zealand, she writes: In the summer of 2024, I traded Texas heat for New Zealand’s crisp coastal air, joining a group of Baylor University students for the adventure of a lifetime. Here’s a snapshot of one day that sums up the magic of studying abroad in…

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2017 Interns, Shoestring Budget, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Baylor University’s Sierra Christerson shares 4 Tips for Studying Abroad on a Budget

November 28, 2017

Sierra Christerson, the Baylor University Bears Abroad Marketing Intern, shares 4 tips for Studying Abroad on a Budget. She writes: 4 Tips for Studying Abroad on a Budget Studying abroad is often seen as a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel the world and earn credit at the same time. For me, that was certainly the case. I knew…

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2017 Interns, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Sierra, the Baylor University Bears Abroad Marketing Intern for 2017-18

August 25, 2017

AUIP welcomes Sierra Christerson, the Baylor University Bears Abroad Marketing Intern, to the team. She writes: Hello Baylor Bears! My name is Sierra Christerson and I will be the Bears Abroad Marketing Intern this year! If you’re like me, you want to experience all that the world has to offer. To seek new opportunities, thrills, and adventures. To immerse yourself…

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2016 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Angus, the giant humpheaded wrasse

July 8, 2016

Anna Lovell, the Baylor University Sustainability in North Queensland student blogger, writes: While studying abroad in Australia, I got to snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef near Port Douglas. The experience I had was absolutely amazing and the reef was beautiful. This was definitely one of the highlights on this trip. We headed out in the morning to get to…

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2016 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Canopy crane in the Daintree Rainforest

July 5, 2016

Anna Lovell, the Baylor University Sustainability in North Queensland student blogger, writes: I can hardly believe that I am about halfway through my time in Australia! The time goes fast while we are here because we have been doing so much, but it also feels like I have been here for months because we have seen so much. Over the…

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2016 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Field Notes, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Pick experiences over material things

July 3, 2016

Mariah DeLosSantos, the Baylor University Sustainability in North Queensland student blogger, writes: If you ever have the opportunity to travel, do it. Whether that be on study abroad, a beach vacation, or a road trip in your home state, it is honestly the best thing you can experience. We’ve traveled all around North Queensland, Australia, from Magnetic Island to Cape…

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2016 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Field Notes, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective, Uncategorized

Student Perspective: Where rainforest meets reef

June 26, 2016

Mariah DeLosSantos, the Baylor University Sustainability in North Queensland student blogger, writes: How could something so beautiful be in such danger? Recently, I got the opportunity to dive in (literally) to the great living system that is the Great Barrier Reef. We got to snorkel and swim with the amazing fish around the reef and learn about how they all…

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2016 Student Blogs, Australia, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Environmental impacts in Australia

June 21, 2016

Anna Lovell, the Baylor University Sustainability in North Queensland student blogger, writes: Needless to say, I am loving every second I have been in Australia. It is hard to believe I have been in Australia for only one week so far; it seems like I have been here for weeks! It has been interesting and fun to see what things…

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