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2017 Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Madison, Florida Down Under New Zealand’s Marketing Intern for 2017-18

AUIP welcomes Madison Dale, the Florida Down Under New Zealand Marketing Intern to the team. Madi writes: Kia Ora! My name is Madi Dale. I am a third year psychology and sustainability studies double major from the University of Florida. I am so excited to be a marketing intern for AUIP this year. Having a student perspective made choosing a…

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2016 Student Blogs, Field Notes, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Ecological preservation efforts in New Zealand

Amanda Sanchez, North Carolina State University’s Sustainability in New Zealand student blogger, writes: New Zealand is known for its large farms and rolling green hills bathed in golden sunshine, as portrayed in the Lord of the Rings movies. However, the land has not always looked so picture perfect. Before human settlement, the island had developed unique plant and animal species,…

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2016 Student Blogs, Field Notes, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Shaking up community service

Amanda Sanchez, North Carolina State University’s Sustainability in New Zealand student blogger, writes: In the short amount of time that we have been in New Zealand, we have seen astounding landscapes, from snowy Southern Alps to magnificent coastal cliffs. Along the way we have been fortunate to experience the best of what New Zealand has to offer, especially the pristine…

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2016 Student Blogs, Field Notes, Green Living, New Zealand, Postcard, Snapshot, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Environmental education in New Zealand

Sarah Coleman, the University of Florida’s Sustainability in New Zealand student blogger, writes: Five layovers, six flights, and two days of the most worthwhile travel later, we finally made it to the beautiful South Island of New Zealand! This country has taken every expectation of ours and exceeded them far beyond imagination. Every hike, day of travel, and city we…

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2014-15 Interns, Field Notes

Students make connections to cassowaries through experiential learning

Caroline Gilmore, the Richmond Down Under marketing intern, writes: On the North Queensland program our guides led us through different habitats and ecosystems, teaching us about the land they knew so much about. Their stories about the outback, Daintree Rainforest, and Great Barrier Reef were engaging and kept us informed as we made our way around the region. Our classes…

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2014-15 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Australia: Sydney, Fiji, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Experiential learning opens the mind to more than a classroom setting can achieve  

Thomas Koller, the Lions Abroad marketing intern, writes: When people ask me about my experience studying abroad in Fiji and North Queensland and Sydney, I hesitate. I hesitate not because I did not enjoy the experience (this would be a complete and utter lie); I hesitate because their question conjures feelings of joy, excitement, euphoria, bliss, and exhilaration. I immediately…

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