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Alumni Updates, New Zealand, Travel, What Next

Alumni Update: Amanda Carter’s career shaped by her Virginia Tech study abroad experiences

December 18, 2019

Amanda Carter Virginia Tech AUIP alumnus: Sustaining Humans and the Environment, Australia, 2009 Sustaining the Fragile Continent, Antarctica, 2010 AUIP Marketing Intern, Hokies Abroad Teaching Assistant, Sustaining Humans and the Environment, Australia Teaching Assistant, Sustaining the Fragile Continent, Antarctica A decade after my first study abroad program, study abroad remains one of the most formative experiences of my life. I…

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Alumni Updates, New Zealand, Travel, What Next

Alumni Update: How Jane Schaefer’s 2014 NZ study abroad program inspired a return journey

December 13, 2019

Jane Schaefer Virginia Tech AUIP alumnus: New Zealand, 2014 I studied sustainability in the South Island of New Zealand during the winter of my senior year (which was summer in New Zealand). I was already passionate about conservation, resource management, and environmental sustainability. I was impressed with how receptive both New Zealand’s government and local populations were of conservation efforts….

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Inspiration, Marketing Interns, Shoestring Budget, Student Perspective, Travel

How to Find (and Get!) Scholarships for Your Study Abroad Program by Emma Rafferty, Virginia Tech

September 18, 2019

Emma Rafferty, from Virginia Tech, talks about Study Abroad Scholarships. She writes: It’s no secret that college comes with financial burdens and studying abroad can add to those burdens.  However, so many people and companies want to sponsor your experience, you just have to find them.  The first step in this process is looking for scholarships.  A great place to…

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Australia, Green Living, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: Change to Sustainability – by Lucas DuMez, Virginia Tech

April 16, 2019

Lucas DuMez, Hokies Abroad Marketing Intern from Virginia Tech, talks about how his study abroad experience influenced his way of living on his return to Blacksburg.  He writes: Hi!  My name is Lucas DuMez, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. This blog will go in depth about how my trip abroad to Australia and New Zealand inspired me to…

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Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Travel

AUIP welcomes Emma Rafferty from Virginia Tech to the AUIP Marketing Team

April 3, 2019

Emma Rafferty, the new Hokies Abroad Marketing Intern from Virginia Tech, talks about the experience of studying abroad in New Zealand in winter 2018/19.  She writes: Hi!  My name is Emma Rafferty and I’m a sophomore attending Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia studying Sustainable Biomaterials and Geography.  Basically, I love learning about how people interact with the environment and how…

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Australia, Field Notes, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: Field Activities and Data Collection with Hokies Abroad – by Lucas DuMez, Virginia Tech

January 30, 2019

Lucas DuMez, Hokies Abroad Marketing Intern from Virginia Tech, explains some of the unique Hokies Abroad field experiences in New Zealand and Australia.  He writes: Hey, my name is Lucas and I go to Virginia Tech. I am writing about the field experiences that my group and I had while abroad in New Zealand and Australia. Field experiences are like…

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Australia, Green Living, Marketing Interns, New Zealand, Student Perspective, Travel

Student Perspective: The Top Five Things I Experienced Abroad in NZ + Australia – by Lucas DuMez, Virginia Tech

November 22, 2018

Lucas DuMez, Hokies Abroad Marketing Intern from Virginia Tech, talks about his most memorable study abroad experiences.  He writes: Hello, my name is Lucas DuMez. I am a sophomore, from Virginia Tech, and I will be talking about the top five things I experienced on my Australia and New Zealand trip with Hokies Abroad in June 2018. These five things…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Antarctica, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Jumping Out of Our Comfort Zones – by Maya Johnson, Virginia Tech

February 13, 2018

Maya Johnson, AUIP’s Antarctica student blogger, shares her experience of being outside her comfort zone. She writes: Going to Antarctica is an opportunity that can’t be missed and a trip that will never be forgotten. This trip was an experience of a lifetime that many of us have said we would relive again if we ever get the chance. For…

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Alumni Updates, Antarctica, What Next

Alumni Update: Kimberly Kenny sets sail for Antarctica once again, this time in a professional role

January 15, 2018

Kimberly Kenny Education and Outreach Officer International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) AUIP alumnus: Antarctica, 2011 Kim Kenny’s 2011 study abroad journey to Antarctica with AUIP was an important event in her career trajectory. The program was her first experience of travelling on a research vessel and her first experience studying abroad, and now just two years out of college she…

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2017-18 Student Blogs, Antarctica, Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Introducing Maya, Virginia Tech’s Student Blogger for Antarctica 2017-18

December 15, 2017

AUIP welcomes Maya Johnson, from Virginia Tech, to the team as a Student Blogger for the 2017-18 Antarctica Program. Maya writes: Each student’s journey began at a different place, whether it be a flyer in the bathroom stall, an email from an adoring professor, or a visit to the study abroad office. Conveniently, I passed the flyer in the hallway,…

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