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Student Perspective: Environmental challenges and diversity in communities – by Acacia Rhodes, The Ohio State University

January 9, 2025

Acacia shares their greatest academic achievements and personal developments while studying in Australia in the summer of 2024. They write: Having been raised by a single parent, I never thought I would be able to have an opportunity to study abroad. Through hard work and determination, I was able to secure scholarships to support my academic travel. Through the experience,…

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Student Perspective: Exploring conservation and culture in Australia – by Ava Geltinger, Virginia Tech

January 1, 2025

Ava talks about the experience of studying abroad in Australia in the summer of 2024. She writes: Hi everyone! My name is Ava, and I am a current junior at Virginia Tech, majoring in wildlife conservation and minoring in GIS. I am passionate about all forms of conservation, and I am always eager to learn something new. My parents nurtured…

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

Student Perspective: A bittersweet adventure on the Great Barrier Reef – by Ethan Boroughs, University of Richmond

February 27, 2018

Ethan Boroughs, from the University of Richmond, talks about his bittersweet memories of the Great Barrier Reef. He writes: One of my favorite parts of my time in Australia was when I got to visit the Great Barrier Reef. For two straight days we were ferried out to certain parts of the reef by boat, giving us a chance to…

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2017 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Why Study Abroad? – by Marisa Gottlieb, University of Florida

February 23, 2018

Marisa Gottlieb, from the University of Florida, explains why everyone should study abroad as part of their college experience. She writes: Why Study Abroad? College students all around the United States are given opportunities to study abroad. Programs are offered on almost every continent for almost all majors for various amounts of time. So why should you take advantage of…

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

Student Perspective: Magnetic Island encompasses the true heart of Australia – by Ethan Boroughs, University of Richmond

January 22, 2018

Ethan Boroughs, from the University of Richmond, talks about his experience of Magnetic Island in Australia’s North Queensland. He writes: One of my favorite places that I visited in Australia was Magnetic Island, a small but special piece of land off of the eastern coast of North Queensland. While we were there, we stayed in Bungalow Bay Koala Village, which…

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2017 Interns, Australia: North Queensland, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Ethan, the University of Richmond Down Under Marketing Intern for 2017-18

December 15, 2017

AUIP welcomes Ethan Boroughs, the University of Richmond Down Under Marketing Intern to the team. Ethan writes: My name is Ethan Boroughs and I’m a senior at the University of Richmond. I studied abroad through the AUIP program during the summer after my sophomore year, where I traveled to the Eastern Coast of Australia. When deciding on whether or not…

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

Student Perspective: Marisa, from the University of Florida, explores one of the Seven Natural Wonders

November 24, 2017

Marisa Gottlieb, from the University of Florida, explores one of the Seven Natural Wonders – the Great Barrier Reef. She writes: Not many study abroad trips give you the opportunity to visit one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Luckily, studying abroad with AUIP and the University of Florida in North Queensland, Australia, allowed me to snorkel the…

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

Student Perspective: Introducing Marisa, Florida Down Under Australia’s Marketing Intern for 2017-18

August 29, 2017

AUIP welcomes Marisa Gottlieb, the Florida Down Under Australia Marketing Intern to the team. Marisa writes: G’day Gators! My name is Marisa Gottlieb and I will be Florida Down Under Australia’s Marketing Intern for this year! I am a third-year student at the University of Florida, majoring in Tourism and Hospitality Management and minoring in Business Administration. From a young…

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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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